Nutrition
What are some things that a person can benefit from by eating plant based?
Lower BMI, Lower incidence of T2D
More than __% of Americans are not getting enough exercise
75%
What is the 80%
Eat until you are 80% full
What is the link between food and cancer?
Increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables can decrease the risk of cancer
Fasting causes a your waist to ___, blood pressure to __, and cholesterol to _
waist will get smaller, blood pressure will decrease, cholesterol will decrease
Our youth are primarily getting 60 - 70% of their calories from
Ultraprocessed foods
When talking about exercise, ____ can be more important than ___
Consistency can be more important than intensity
Most plant foods contain _% of carbs
70%
Animal food products contain mostly ___.
What macronutrient does your body need most of?
Fat and protein
Carbohydrates
What is zone 2 training?
Training at the level that supports more fat breakdown in the mitochondria
We need about ___ different foods in one week to diversify the microbiome
30
What are three macronutrients?
Carbs, protein, fat
Define the following principles of exercise:
1) specificity
2) Progression
3) Overload
4) Reversibility
5) Time
1) Exercise should be specific in order to improve
2) Exercise should be made progressively harder
3) Exercise must be challenging enough for sufficient stimulus
4) If you stop/reduce exercise you revert back to original state
5) Sufficient time is needed for both rest and recovery
What are three things we can do to improve DNA replication?
Exercise, fast, calorie restriction