Yesterday we found out what we got on our physiology exam and today the chemistry results came. I passed both so it feels great now! I have also started to understand more about the carbohydrates but now I've started to read about fats and that is so much more difficult. Which means that I guess my social life have to wait some more.
I was at a "lecture" that a nutritionist had (Magnus Nylander) yesterday.. I mentioned about it the other day. It was great and I will write more about that later on today.
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Saturday, 8 October 2011
Iron
We are now studying carbohydrates and iron in school. I have at the moment decided not to write about carbohydrates here because most of what I've learned about it the last days has been chemistry - how they look like in molecules, which might not be very interesting for you to read. So here are a few facts about iron instead:
Iron deficiency (lack of iron) is one the most common deficit in the world. They say about 15 % has it.
There are different types of iron and you can measure it in different ways through blood tests. People with a lack of iron are often very tired and studies (for example, a study by Dr. Ann B Bruners 1996) shows that it will also give bad memory and makes it harder to concentrate. People who are in risk are mainly pregnant women (especially the last trimester), teenager and women who are menstruating or if you loose blood in another way.
When I was a child, they took a blood test and tested my hemoglobin. They saw there that I had enough iron but then my dads friend (the nutritionist who is having a lecture on monday, open for everyone) told my dad that we should check the serum ferritin which shows more the bodys storage of iron. The doctors didn't understand why and didn't think that was important but they did it anyways and that test showed that pretty much all my storage of iron was empy and I was extremly close to be put in on the hospital for sever iron deficiency. So that's a tip for you, always ask you doctor to test both.
Men on the other hand tends to absorb too much iron and this can also be very dangerous. There are even hypothesis about that this can be a big reason why men don't live as long as women do. Finish studies has also shown that the risk for thrombosis (blodpropp) in the heart increases for every mg of iron men absorbs.
People with high iron storages also have a higher risk for other diseases like atherosclerosis (åderförkalkning) and cancer. High iron stores are actually on nr 2 (smoking is first) on the list of factors of things that increases the risk for cardio vascular diseases (hjärt-kärlsjukdomar) for men. To put it in a perspective - high cholesterol is nr 17.
It is hard to absorb iron though and we only absorb about 10 % of the iron we eat and in general, the body adjust the absorbtion pretty good.
Sources: Näringslära (Magnus Nylander) and Vitaminrevolutionen (Knut T.Flytlie)
Iron deficiency (lack of iron) is one the most common deficit in the world. They say about 15 % has it.
There are different types of iron and you can measure it in different ways through blood tests. People with a lack of iron are often very tired and studies (for example, a study by Dr. Ann B Bruners 1996) shows that it will also give bad memory and makes it harder to concentrate. People who are in risk are mainly pregnant women (especially the last trimester), teenager and women who are menstruating or if you loose blood in another way.
When I was a child, they took a blood test and tested my hemoglobin. They saw there that I had enough iron but then my dads friend (the nutritionist who is having a lecture on monday, open for everyone) told my dad that we should check the serum ferritin which shows more the bodys storage of iron. The doctors didn't understand why and didn't think that was important but they did it anyways and that test showed that pretty much all my storage of iron was empy and I was extremly close to be put in on the hospital for sever iron deficiency. So that's a tip for you, always ask you doctor to test both.
Men on the other hand tends to absorb too much iron and this can also be very dangerous. There are even hypothesis about that this can be a big reason why men don't live as long as women do. Finish studies has also shown that the risk for thrombosis (blodpropp) in the heart increases for every mg of iron men absorbs.
People with high iron storages also have a higher risk for other diseases like atherosclerosis (åderförkalkning) and cancer. High iron stores are actually on nr 2 (smoking is first) on the list of factors of things that increases the risk for cardio vascular diseases (hjärt-kärlsjukdomar) for men. To put it in a perspective - high cholesterol is nr 17.
It is hard to absorb iron though and we only absorb about 10 % of the iron we eat and in general, the body adjust the absorbtion pretty good.
Sources: Näringslära (Magnus Nylander) and Vitaminrevolutionen (Knut T.Flytlie)
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Sweeteners and weight gain. Is it healthy or not?
You don't get cavity in your teeth of sweeteners, nor does your body absorb it and gives it energy (calories).
But, your body still believes it gets sugar so it tells the pancreas to produce more insulin into the blood to lower the blood sugar even though it doesn't need to. And what the insulin does is that it blocks out (temporary until the insulin level goes down again) the fat burning system. And it will also make you crave more sugar as a result, but sweeteners will not satisfy that craving because it never gives the blood any sugar.
There are studies (not sure where I read this) that shows that people that drink/eat things with sweeteners (for example diet coke, most sugarfree products (like gum) etc) are still gaining as much weight as the people that instead choose the sugar options like "real" coke.
So please don't drink 44 oz of diet soda and believe that it's healthier for you.
Personally, I think I will stop chewing gum every day. Maybe chewing gum can be more like a treat I can get on saturdays :D
But, your body still believes it gets sugar so it tells the pancreas to produce more insulin into the blood to lower the blood sugar even though it doesn't need to. And what the insulin does is that it blocks out (temporary until the insulin level goes down again) the fat burning system. And it will also make you crave more sugar as a result, but sweeteners will not satisfy that craving because it never gives the blood any sugar.
There are studies (not sure where I read this) that shows that people that drink/eat things with sweeteners (for example diet coke, most sugarfree products (like gum) etc) are still gaining as much weight as the people that instead choose the sugar options like "real" coke.
So please don't drink 44 oz of diet soda and believe that it's healthier for you.
Personally, I think I will stop chewing gum every day. Maybe chewing gum can be more like a treat I can get on saturdays :D
Come and listen and learn about nutrition on monday!
If you are interested in nutrition and exercising then you should come and listen to Magnus Nylander on a free lecture he is having here in Uppsala on monday. 900 people has already applied but there is still room for more. And if you are not very interested then maybe you could still come and get inspired and learn about it.
Magnus Nylander is a medical doctor, nutritionist and a dentist. He received a doctorate at the Karolinska Institute and worked in Professor Karl Folkers vitamin research group at Texas University. He is extremly good at what he does and has worked with many famous athlets like Peter Forsberg and whatever the guys name is that won Wasaloppet a couple of years ago and many more to help them reach their goals with the right nutrition and more.
The lectures are going on for 1½ hours at either 5.30 or 7.30 at Uppsala koncert och kongress now on monday the 10th. It is, as I said free to come, but you still have to apply and if you apply and don't show up then you would have to pay a fee on 300 kronor.
Here is a link with more information:
http://www.prevas.se/train_and_eat_like_a_champion
And here you can apply:
Magnus Nylander is a medical doctor, nutritionist and a dentist. He received a doctorate at the Karolinska Institute and worked in Professor Karl Folkers vitamin research group at Texas University. He is extremly good at what he does and has worked with many famous athlets like Peter Forsberg and whatever the guys name is that won Wasaloppet a couple of years ago and many more to help them reach their goals with the right nutrition and more.
The lectures are going on for 1½ hours at either 5.30 or 7.30 at Uppsala koncert och kongress now on monday the 10th. It is, as I said free to come, but you still have to apply and if you apply and don't show up then you would have to pay a fee on 300 kronor.
Here is a link with more information:
http://www.prevas.se/train_and_eat_like_a_champion
And here you can apply:
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Carbs are difficult
I'm starting to understand more and more how complicated food are. And that it has so much to do with chemistry.. I've been reading about carbohydrates today and it's so hard to understand.. I decided to learn it in the next few days though so after that, maybe I could teach you something about it.
I also got a cold at the moment.. It's not very bad but it still keeps me resting and still makes it much harder to study and concentrate. Hopefully that is the reason what I can't seem to understand carbohydrates right now. But I should be happy because this is my first cold since November last year.
When I was about 18-19, then I had a really bad cold every month and every time it lasted for 3 weeks, which means that I was somehow okay for one week before I got a really bad one again... And that means that I was stuck in bed and couldn't do anything for 3 weeks per month. It was like that for about a year (if I remember right). I was about to start bibleschool so I asked a pastor to pray for my healing as I didn't want this colds to ruin my bibleschool year, and I also started eating vitamines and after that I have only had 1-2 colds per year and never as severe as before. Prayers works and vitamins works.
I also got a cold at the moment.. It's not very bad but it still keeps me resting and still makes it much harder to study and concentrate. Hopefully that is the reason what I can't seem to understand carbohydrates right now. But I should be happy because this is my first cold since November last year.
When I was about 18-19, then I had a really bad cold every month and every time it lasted for 3 weeks, which means that I was somehow okay for one week before I got a really bad one again... And that means that I was stuck in bed and couldn't do anything for 3 weeks per month. It was like that for about a year (if I remember right). I was about to start bibleschool so I asked a pastor to pray for my healing as I didn't want this colds to ruin my bibleschool year, and I also started eating vitamines and after that I have only had 1-2 colds per year and never as severe as before. Prayers works and vitamins works.
Monday, 3 October 2011
Next part of the course has started
Today we finally started with the part that I've been waiting on since I applied for this program. We will now start learning about carbohydrates, fats, proteins, iron and the fat soluble vitamins.
I'm super excited! First up is carbohydrates and iron!
The whole point with why I wanted to have a blog from the first place was because I wanted to write about what I learn about nutrition. Hopefully I will start more serious with that now when there will be more nutrition in school.. So the only thing I need now is time to write the posts :)
I'm super excited! First up is carbohydrates and iron!
The whole point with why I wanted to have a blog from the first place was because I wanted to write about what I learn about nutrition. Hopefully I will start more serious with that now when there will be more nutrition in school.. So the only thing I need now is time to write the posts :)
Sunday, 2 October 2011
Sätra brunn with mom
The weekend is over and I feel refreshed and ready to start studying again tomorrow.
Me and mom took a weekend trip to a really nice place called Sätra brunn to celebrate my birthday a little bit more just the two of us. It couldn't have been a better timing as I had my exam on the friday and tomorrow the next part in school will start. It was so nice to get away and relax.
Sätra brunn is a place with over 100 houses, most of them from the 1700's. The place has a lot of history and it was a place where sick people went to get treated, with different baths. But now it's a spa (a few of the houses), but most houses are too old to be used at this moment. Most of them looked like the traditional red swedish house with white corners (which I love so much). It felt like walking around in one of those older childrens movies I watched when I was a kid that showed Sweden for about 100 years ago.. Like Emil i lönnerberga :)
The forest was so beautiful with the red and yellow leaves.. It all really made me wanna move out to the countryside, wear a cute apron, have a big vegetable garden with chickens (and kids) running around and bake all day.
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