Greetings Track Team,
The coach has asked me to speak to about why we host a spaghetti dinner the night before our meet. Pasta is a carbohydrate, and vital in our bodies. A carbohydrate, as many of you know, comes from a plant, which comes from when the Autotroph receives sunlight, it releases carbohydrates and oxygen. This is process is known as Dehydration Synthesis, an anabolic reaction, where the bonds are being built. This reaction is necessary, as animals rely on it to survive.
Let’s begin when we take our first bite of spaghetti, what is happening inside our mouth? The molecule of starch is quickly broken down by salivary analyzes. These molecules are designed to break down starch, otherwise they could break us down. The salivary analyzes are made of a special molecule, an amylase enzyme, which aids in a process. In this case, the enzyme aided in the catabolic process, where the molecule is being broken down and energy is released. When the salivary analyzes breaks down the starch through hydrolysis, where water is needed in this process, energy is lost and the product of
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The day of our meet, our bodies will be working hard, and will soon need more energy. Our breakfast will have some glucose, but eventually our bodies will need more. The glycogen that is stored in our bodies will go through hydrolysis and turn into glucose. The muscles and cells will use this to perform cellular respiration occurs, and we get the energy that we need. The extra glucose will turn back into glycogen. This process helps our overall performance in the meet. Without it, we would have no energy and our bodies would shut down when we were running. Our coach knows how important it is to consume carbohydrates before the meet, so that is why it is necessary to have our spaghetti dinner the night before the
As Fink points out, Carbohydrates, in the form of glucose, are the main source of fuel for all physical activity. Fats on the other hand are primarily used as a fuel source while resting and when performing moderately to low intensity exercises. (Fink, 2012, p.3) It’s these facts that are so significant. The event she participates in will be fairly short yet very intense with that in mind as an 800-meter track athlete the Carbohydrates are going to serve her the best. She will require immediate as well as a short sustained use of energy for her event. While she will be using both energy systems Fink states she will mainly be using anaerobic energy system which “is a major contributor to intense activities that last from 1 to 3 minutes.” (Fink, 2012, p. 50)
A NASCAR drivers’ training regimen throughout the season and during the off-season shows strong evidence that they are athletes. Nutrition is a key ingredient in the success of athletes in other sports, so NASCAR drivers and their crews practice healthy eating choices. On race day, nutrition is especially important for the crews. They eat no greasy foods for breakfast and load up on carbs for lunch so they can last the entire day at the track (Herlocker). Their diet proves that nutrition is key for the success of not only the drivers but for their crews as well.
Philp, A., Burke, L. M., & Baar, K. (2011). Altering endogenous carbohydrate availability to support training adaptations doi: 10.1159/000329279
Nutrition, I have learned plays a big part in our life. To be honest I was clueless about how much nutrition affected our everyday lives. I love going to the gym working out, now that I know what should go into my diet I think I will see a lot more improvement. I occasionally follow the latest diet fads because I believed it would be better for my health, but in turn it really hurt more than it helped! This Diet Analysis project has been extremely useful course because I can personally relate to it and can use much of the information learned to my daily routines. The Diet Analysis project was a real eye opener because it let me see what exactly I was putting into my diet.
The beginning process of digestion starts as pizza enters the gastrointestinal tract through the mouth, where the oral cavities begin mechanically breaking down pizza by the cutting, ripping, and grinding actions of the teeth. As the pizza breaks down it is mixed with saliva; salvia contains salivary amylase, this converts the starches in carbohydrates into simple sugars. Therefore, as your saliva and rolling motion of the tongue turns the pizza into a soft, pliable ball called a bolus. As the bolus slides down into your throat (pharynx), this allows for you to swallow. Within the occurrence through the breakdown of complex molecules into a simpler one just took place, which is the chemical digestion accomplished by enzymes.
There are many delicious foods in the world, but the ones that we will be talking about in this essay are pizza and spaghetti. while spaghetti is good most people would pick pizza because it is really good and simple.
When a person exercises the body uses either sugar or fatty acids as fuel to create energy. During the beginning of an exercise most of the sugar that is used as fuel comes from the bloodstream or the muscles. After about 15 minutes the fuel starts to come from the liver. When one exercises after 30 minutes the body receives energy from free fatty acids and glycogen gets stored resulting in a decrease in blood sugar levels. Glycogen is the sugar stored in the liver and muscles.
The salivary glands secrete the enzyme salivary amylase, which begins to break down starch turning it into maltose. Disaccharides are not digested until it reaches the small intestine. Interestingly, there is no further breakdown of carbohydrates in the stomach and the majority of digestion occurs in the small intestine. The pancreas secretes pancreatic amylase into the small intestine to digest the remaining starch into maltose. There are finger-like protrusions called microvilli along the mucosal lining of the small intestine which break down the disaccharides into monosaccharides with the enzymes maltase, sucrase, and lactase. The now monosaccharides are then absorbed by the small intestine to enter the bloodstream. Once the monosaccharides enter the bloodstream fructose and galactose are then converted to glucose via the liver. If the glucose is for immediate use it will then travel to the cells for energy. If it is not immediately needed, it is stored in the liver and muscles for later
Dinner is filled with micronutrients and vitamins as well as protein and the pasta allows for a tasty mixture and can go with any desired vegetables.
Glucose polymers are simply extended chains of glucose otherwise known as starch and cellulose (Glucose Polymers).Carbohydrates accompanied with fat are the two important factors to the body especially when it comes to exercising because they are both the human body’s “fuel” to have it be able to move. However too many carbohydrates aren’t healthy for the body either as it would mean too many calories and that could lead to many health risks such as diabetes. Gatorade, the sports drink is known as a good endurance carb energy drink while having a blend of carbs and vitamins that’s formulated to fuel muscles before exercise. Drinking more and more of the drink doesn’t mean you’ll get more energy, carbohydrates have a limited amount of what they could store in the
The food which we eat supplies energy (calories) and supplies essential chemicals which the body cannot synthesize by itself. Food provides substances that are essential for building and repair of body tissues. Food provides substances for efficient functioning of the body.
Increased storage of glycogen and fat: Glycogen is basically more or less sugar. Fat is a substance which is found in all humans that is used for energy. When we are doing regular exercises for a long period our muscles will be able to use fats for energy as this will be a benefit if there are more fats available so our muscles can use more to break down for energy so we can exercise over a longer time. But because we can use fats for energy our bodies allows glycogen to be
This story starts with that first bite of that Garlic bread and followed by the crispy skin free range chicken supreme. Your teeth tear off that big piece of crust which is then chewed by into small consuming pieces. Your saliva glands start sporting out spit like fountains. Your molars are the grinding tooth at the back of your mouth which tears your Garlic bread crust. And turns your garlic,parsley, and cheese into a big wet ball of mushed up food. Chemicals in your saliva starts chemical reactions. Starch is an odourless, tasteless white substance which occurring widely in plant tissue which is obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes. As your garlic bread begins to turn to sugar. A couple of more chews and then your tongue pushes the ball of chewed food to the back of your throat. A trap door opens, and there it goes, down your oesophagus which is the part of the alimentary canal which connects to the throat to the stomach.
Certain foods can make a difference in sports competition. Conditioning, strength, and speed have been the focal points of athletic training for years; however, the research on nutritional elements indicates their importance to an athlete's optimal performance. Knowing the proper food to eat before, during, and after a physical activity can help an athlete in achieving their desired performance.