[1] INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION Flashcards
The study of food in relation to health
Nutrition
- The science of food (nutrients and other substances)
Nutrition
Nutrition is the action, interaction and balance in relation to ________
health and diseases
Nutrition is a process by which an organism:
(1) i_____
(2) d_____
(3) a_____
(4) t_____
(5) u_____
(6) e_____
(1) ingests
(2) digests
(3) absorbs
(4) transports
(5) utilizes
(6) excretes
- Any substance, organic or inorganic
- Nourishes the body
- Building and repairing tissues
- Supplying heat and energy
- Regulating bodily processes
Food
Food is any substance, organic or inorganic that:
- nourishes the _____
- building and repairing _____
- supplying _____
- regulating _____
(1) body
(2) tissues
(3) heat and energy
(4) bodily processes
A chemical component needed by the body
- to provide energy
- to build and repair tissues
- to regulate life processes
Nutrient
A condition of the body resulting from the utilization of essential nutrients
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
Body has adequate supply of essential nutrients efficiently utilized growth and good health are maintained at the highest possible level
OPTIMUM OR GOOD NUTRITION
A nutrient is a chemical component needed by the body
- to provide _____
- to build and repair _____
- to regulate _____
(1) energy
(2) tissues
(3) life processes
Condition of the body resulting from lack of one or more essential nutrients (nutritional deficiency)
May be due to an excessive nutrient supply to the point of creating toxic or harmful effects (overnutrition and hypervitaminosis)
MALNUTRITION
The under consumption of energy or nutrients based on Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) and Dietary References Intake (DRI) values
UNDERNUTRITION
- Consumption of too many nutrients and too many energy compared w/ Dietary References Intake (DRI) levels
- Can also lead to malnutrition
- Usually results in overweight or obesity
OVERNUTRITION
Means low weight-for-height
WASTING
Means low height-for-age
STUNTING
Means low weight-for-age
UNDERWEIGHT
Like nursing, the study of food & nutrition is ________
“a science and an art”
NUTRITION CONCEPTS
1. Essential nutrients are needed throughout life; only the _____ needed change
amounts of nutrients