The term “fat” can be applied to several aspects of health and fitness, from macronutrients in food to tissues in the body, to molecules in the blood. The consumption of fat can be a complex topic due to many different things: fat types, their health effects, the ways fats are metabolized and stored, etc.
Science of Fat Metabolism
Science of Fat Metabolism
This course is part of Science of Diet and Exercise Specialization
Instructor: NASM Faculty
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3 weeks at 1 hour a week
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What you'll learn
Learn the effects of fat metabolism when under acute and chronic stress.
Compare various forms of lipids (fats) within the body.
Determine the role of dietary fat and its function within the body.
Learn the current dietary guidelines for fat intake.
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The term “fat” can be applied to several aspects of health and fitness, from macronutrients in food to tissues in the body, to molecules in the blood. The consumption of fat can be a complex topic due to many different things: fat types, their health effects, the ways fats are metabolized and stored, etc. This course provides a greater understanding of fat-related concepts including the fats consumed in various diets, the physiology of fats within the body, in addition to ways fats are absorbed, stored, and utilized as fuel.
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JF
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Reviewed on Jul 29, 2024
The course has excellent information, really useful and complete. I believe it could use some proofreading, though.
VV
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Reviewed on Jun 23, 2024
grate course really usefull to my daily usages and this course reall pro ed really god knowage regarding dite and biomakanesam fo human boday
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