Nutrition: Fat, Proteins, and Carbohydrates

View Paper
ESSAY DETAILS Words: 1405
Pages: 5
(approximately 235 words/page)

Essay Database > Social Sciences > Communication Studies
Many Americans can tell you what components make up their food. Looking at a nutrition facts label, they can tell you the content of fat, carbohydrate, and protein in the foods they eat. Many participate in low carbohydrate dieting, one of the most popular diets around. Others have opted for the United States Department of Agriculture's low fat diet, but neither understands the chemistry of the body or may have misinformation about these compounds. Not …

showed first 75 words of 1405 total
Sign up for EssayTask and enjoy a huge collection of student essays, term papers and research papers. Improve your grade with our unique database!
showed last 75 words of 1405 total
…Internet Group. Retrieved on July 29, 2006 from http://your-doctor.com/patient_info/nutrition_supplements/protein_supplements.html. Starr, C., (2000). Biology Concepts and Applications (4th ed.). Stamford, CT: Brooks/Cole Publishers. Wikipedia. (n.d.) Trans Fat. Retrieved July 29, 2006 from http://www.wikipedia.com ***The references are in APA format. I got an A for this entire class, although this instuctor was a little scatter-brained and I never got a graded copy of this paper back from him.