Introduction
With the increasing rigor and demands of making the most of a college experience, many college students tend to not prioritize their eating schedule and habits as much (Spicer, 2012; Wong, 2013). Included in these demands is the expectation from students to have good memory retention from their lectures and memory recall especially for the time of their exams, which are both cognitive demanding tasks. With the student being hungry as they attend lectures, they involve themselves in cognitive demanding tasks under the circumstances of low glucose levels. Being hungry by itself, resulting to a decrease in glucose concentration, already causes metabolic stress to the body and the brain (Michaud, Musse, Nicolas, & Mejean, 1991, p.
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Therefore, we focused on the effect of glucose levels on college students at the time of acquiring the material and at the time of being tested on it. All college student participants were asked to not eat or drink anything but water two hours prior to the study, were taught an introductory lecture in biology, and were tested on their understanding of the key concepts four weeks later. The dependent variables were their glucose ingestion and the times of ingestion. If the glucose levels positively affect memory retention and memory recall, administering glucose intake both at the time of lecture and at the time of exam must yield optimum results. The selected lecture was based on the general duration in most of the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) undergraduate lecture classes, and the timing of the test was based on the approximate midterm of a quarter …show more content…
The third party will take note of the beverage's number associated to the participant. Again, following previous research, ten minutes will be allowed to pass before the test is started (Job et al., 2013, p. 14841). They will be asked to answer ten questions measuring their understanding of the key concepts (e.g. what are the different types of molecular bonds and forces?) of the material (Szpunar et al., 2013, p. 6314). This test will be administered on a computer for standardization (Job et al., 2013, p. 14841).
The analysis of data would involve looking into the main effects of the glucose administration schedule and of the test scores, as an indication of performance, and then their
Briefly describe an alternative technique that could be used to measure the amount of glucose within sports drinks. (5 points)
According WebMD 2014. Diabetes mellitus (or diabetes) is a chronic, lifelong condition that affects your body's ability to use the energy found in food. There are three major types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes. It is a hormonal disorder of the pancreas either decrease in insulin level also known as hypoinsulinism or increase in insulin level also known as hyperinsulinism. Lowered amounts, insufficient of, or ineffective use of insulin leads to the disorder of diabetes mellitus. It is common chronic disease requiring lifelong behavioral and lifestyle changes. According to Peakman (2012). The development of type 1 diabetes mellitus is a genetic and an autoimmune process that results in destruction of the beta cells of the pancreas, leading to absolute insulin deficiency. There is usually a pre-diabetic phase where autoimmunity has already developed but with no clinically apparent insulin dependency. Insulin autoantibodies can be detected in genetically predisposed individuals as early as 6-12 months of age. In persons genetically susceptible to type 1 diabetes, a triggering event, possibly a viral infection the leads to production of autoantibodies that kill the beta cells and results in decline and a lack of insulin secretion. According to Wherrett. It is caused by impaired insulin secretion and insulin resistance and has a gradual onset. Those with type 2 diabetes may eventually need insulin treatment. Gestational diabetes mellitus is glucose intolerance during pregnancy in a woman not previously diagnosed with diabetes, this may occur if placental hormones counteract insulin, causing insulin intolerance. Complications in diabetes mellitus includes: Hypoglycemia it is ca...
Richard Rodriguez is a character of intense passion, yet states his points in an intellectual manner. I cannot help but take him seriously because this book is obviously not only written from the heart, but very well written. Hunger of Memory is not like any book I've ever read. It is a book that introduces new issues that I personally, have never thought of before. The most notable topics that Rodriguez tends to elaborate on are his feelings on bilingualists (bilingual educators), language and words, and intimacy.
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There are many different things that can go wrong in our bodies. A metabolic disorder can be one. There are many different kinds that maybe deadly if left untreated and others can be treated but still left to deal with for the rest of one's life. One disorder can be glycogen storage disorder this can affect many different age groups from new born to the elderly. It deals with the function of the body to obtain its greatest source from which it obtains energy from. It deals with glucose, now there are many different categories that can fall under this. Because the body will store glucose as glycogen then reconvert it back, now this is where the problem is found. The bodies of some individuals lack enzymes or an enzyme that is needed to convert it back. Because some lack the enzymes it is hereditary meaning you can be born with this. The human body is very fragile in that if one thing goes wrong you can count on that it will be affecting everything else that's around it and so on. So you may appreciate how well the body can adapt to things. Glycogen storage disorder is one that can lead to death if it is left without treatment in some cases or even failure of other parts of the body.
...brain and malnutrition. Therefore, one’s diet is not only crucial for the physical well being but also their mental.
This scenario is very common in the lives of most college students. For most students, caffeine dependency has become more important than sleep. Caffeine seems to be the boost that students need before tests. “Unfortunately, I have no data associating sales trends to midterms and finals, but I think it's safe to assume that sales of caffeinated beverages increase around exam times," claims Buzz Hofford, the general manager of Bon Appetite, a restaurant in the University of Seattle. Since students rely heavily on caffeine, they need to know if caffeine does actually kindle their memory. I believe that caffeine does stimulate the memory process and help boost alertness when used in moderation because of the different types of research that supports caffeine stimulation.
Based off the fasting glucose values, how would you categorize your participants? How would you categorize yourself? I would categorize the participants as normal. I would categorize myself as normal as well.
During tasks that involve memory, and other cognitive processes the research will try to confirm the belief that caffeine is a cognitive enhancer. Whether students are in a withdrawn state, a normal caffeinated state, or just moderately use caffeine it has an effect on their memory, attention, planning, capacity, and psychomotor performance. Along with the effects of caffeine, student’s performance can be influence by other factors such as mood, the time of day, personality, intelligence, age, memory span, education, gender, socioeconomic status, occupation, smoking, expectancy, and/or alcoh...
Thousands of college students eat more than one meal in the dining hall each day. In most colleges, such as UC Berkeley and UC Riverside, the dining halls are buffet style. Students are able to choose their own food and get as many plates they want. Dorm food is often unhealthy because the cafeteria serves various fried and processed foods. They also offer a dessert bar with unlimited cookies and ice cream. These desserts are often high in sugar and calories. Eating one cookie and a bowl (or a cone) of ice cream can contain over twenty-five grams of fat and sugar (Calorie King). Although many people think that eating one cookie or a little ice cream won’t hurt, it can become harmful in the long run. With students taking in all the sugar, the wrong kind of energy is being stored. It will only give students a sudden burst of energy—a sugar rush—and then make them “crash” or be even more tired than before. All these unhealthy options and easy availability of greasy and sugary foods for students can affect how well students do in school.
The study presented in this presentation focus on four different aspects of the influence of neurotransmitters that have an influence on eating. The first aspect is a 36 amino acid peptide transmitter known as the NPY. The NPY contains five different receptors; Y1, Y2, Y4, Y5, and Y6. Y2 is specifically geared towards memory. Y5 pertains to eating. Y6 is found in some animals, but not really found in humans. The Y1 and Y5 receptors are specifically for eating. The more NPY found within the body, the more a person would eat. A question, which was presented in this presentation, was if certain areas of the brain could be identified as being responsive to the metabolic action of the NPY. In order to study this idea, and experiment was performed where NPY was injected directly into different target areas. From this, it was shown that there were specific areas of the brain that responded to the levels of NPY differently.
A well balanced diet is the cornerstone to a healthy lifestyle, yet many college students believe they don’t have the time or money to eat healthy meals on a regular basis. This belief often drives students to choose the cheapest and quickest food options available, these junk foods generally offer little to no nutrition (Miller). Many students also end up gaining weight over the course of their college years, because the majority of the foods they consume are high in empty calories and fats (Miller). There are many ways to improve a person’s diet, most of which require little effort and less money than one would expect. One of these options is making sure to drink a large amount of water, which “can help boost … concentration as well as keep you from overeating” (101 Health). Another way to maintain a good diet is remembering not to “skip meals,” eating three meals a day is good for a person’s health, furthermore it’s suggested that you partake in healthy snacks throughout the day ...
The nutrients that they get from food are what contribute to help all the systems in their body function properly. In their first year, students are in a transition phase between the kind and amount of nutrients they used to get at home and the ones they are getting in college. Instead of helping students make a smooth transition, the food that is offered in the meal plan makes it rough for them. This rough transition occurs mainly occurs because the meal plan 's food does not have high nutritional value. Consequently, the results of the rough transition reflects on the student 's health, academic performance, and athletic performance. For instance, Kelly Harris, a first-year student-athlete, said, "It would be easier to eat healthier without meal plans, that’s for sure.” When you have meal plans and you can eat at the school’s buffet. People do not tend to eat the healthiest of foods prepared when so many delicious, rather than nutritious, options are served. A correlation between fifteen pounds of weight gain and the college freshman year has been made because of meal plans. Many of the meals provided to students with meal plans are not quality meals, just innutritious food. They are prepared ahead of time and have been sitting out. That does not sound healthy or appetizing to me. I think that eating unhealthy food, such as the food provided by the meal plan, is not benefiting my energy level. It could
Final step in being successful in college is to always maintain a healthy body. Because with all the homework and some classes cutting between our lunch times, doesn’t mean to just skip lunch. With less food is our system, this can cause us to be cranky and fatigue. Also having a proper sleep schedule is important too. Because our memories work well with sleep, so pulling an all-nighter before an exam is not a good idea. A balance diet and sleep pattern will give us more focus and
I would like to offer insight into the deleterious effects unsubstantial food consumption has in correlation with academic performance. In order to more effectively approach the subject, I would like to allocate an informational background on what has been examined about certain aspects of the topic. In an article written on the study of food and the human brain (Gomez-Pinilla, 2008), Dr. Gomez-Pinilla stresses that the relationship between the level of food quality and the brain is so delicately interwoven within our brain...