CH.17 NUTRITION Flashcards
PROCESS BY WHICH LIVING ORGANISM ASSIMILATES FOOD AND USES IT FOR GROWTH AND REPAIR OF TISSUES
NUTRITION
PROFESSIONAL, LEGALLY QUALIFIED TO PRACTICE IN THE FIELD OF NUTRITION
REGISTERED DIETITIAN (RD)
PRACTICE OF NUTRITION
DIETETICS
PRACTICE OF NUTRITION IS GOVERNED BY WHO ?
NATIONAL CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS AND STATE LICENSING LAWS
T OR F: SOME HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, USUALLY LICENSED BY STATE AS NURSE OR PHYSICIAN THUS PROTECTED REGARDING STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, OFTEN MAKE NUTRITION RECOMMENDATIONS
TRUE
ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE LIVE TODAY PROVIDES A CONSTANT SUPPLY OF PALATABLE FOOD (INCREASING ENERGY INTAKE) WHILE PROMOTING WHAT ?
SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE (REDUCING ENERGY EXPENDITURE)
AMOUNT OF HEAT ENERGY REQUIRED TO RAISE TEMP OF 1 GRAM OF WATER 1*C
CALORIE
A UNIT OF EXPRESSION OF ENERGY EQUAL TO 1000 CALORIES; AMT. OF HEAT ENERGY REQUIRED TO RAISE TEMP OF 1 KG OR LITER OF WATER 1*C
CALORIE (UPPER CASE C, KCAL)
AMOUNT OF ENERGY (CALORIES) SPENT ON AVERAGE IN A TYPICAL DAY
TOTAL ENERGY EXPENDITURE (TEE) OR TOTAL DAILY ENERGY EXPENDITURE (TDEE)
TEE IS THE SUM TOTAL OF 3 DIFFERENT ENERGY COMPONENTS WHICH ARE WHAT ?
RESTING METABOLIC RATE (RMR)
THERMIC EFFECT OF FOOD (TEF)
ENERGY EXPENDED DURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
AMT. OF ENERGY EXPANDED WHILE AT REST; MINIMAL AMT. OF ENERGY REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN VITAL BODILY FUNCTIONS SUCH AS BLOOD CIRCULATION, RESPIRATION AND TEMP REGULATION
RESTING METABOLIC RATE (RMR)
RMR TYPICALLY ACCOUNT FOR WHAT % OF TEE ?
70%
AMT. OF ENERGY EXPANDED ABOVE RMR AS A RESULT OF PROCESSING OF FOOD DIGESTION FOR STORAGE AND USE
THERMIC EFFECT OF FOOD (TEF)
TEF TYPICALLY ACCOUNTS FOR WHAT % OF TEE ?
APPROX. 6-10%
AMT. OF ENERGY EXPANDED ABOVE RMR AND TEF ASSOCIATED W/ PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
ENERGY EXPENDED DURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ACCOUNTS FOR WHAT % OF TEE ?
APPROX. 20%
RMR CAN BE AFFECTED BY WHAT ?
AGE SX GENETICS HORMONAL CHANGES BODY SIZE AND COMPOSITION TEMO ALTITUDE ILLNESS MEDS, FOOD AND CAFFEINE INTAKE
SLIGHT INCREASE IN FAT FREE MASS CAN HAVE GRADUAL INCREASE IN RMR SO WHAT CAN HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT OF RMR INDIRECTLY ?
EXERCISE
INFLUENCE MANY METABOLIC FUNCTIONS THROUGHOUT BODY, INCLUDING FAT AND CARB METABOLISM AND GROWTH
THYROID HORMONES
HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF THYROID HORMONES TEND TO CAUSE WHAT TO RMR ?
INCREASE
ENERGY EXPENDITURE CAN BE ELEVATED B/W HOW MANY MINS AFTER EXERCISE DEPENDING ON INTENSITY AND DURATION
10-90 MINS
TO AVOID DECLINES IN RESTING METABOLISM INDIVIDUALS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO AVOID STARVATION DIETS THAT COULD LEAD TO WHAT AND INSTEAD BE ENCOURAGED TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN MUSCLE FOR ACTIVE LIVING
LEAD TO WASTING OF SKELETAL MUSCLE
AMINO ACIDS LINKED BY PEPTIDE BONDS
PROTEIN
PRIMARY FUNCTION OF PROTEIN
BUILD AND REPAID BODY TISSUES AND STRUCTURES