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1
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Chemical substances necessary for life?
Functions
Provide energy
Build and repair tissue
Regulate body processes: circulation, respiration, digestion, and elimination

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NUTRIENTS

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What are the 6 classes of nutrients?

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Carbohydrates
Fats (lipids)
Proteins
Vitamins
Minerals
Water

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those found only in foods?

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Essential Nutrients

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3
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carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins?

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ORGANIC NUTRIENTS

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Must be broken down before use
Contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
Function: provide energy, regulate body processes, and repair tissues?

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ORGANIC NUTRIENTS

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4
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Water and Minerals?

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INORGANIC NUTRIENTS

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5
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Provide major source of energy
Examples: cereal grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and sugars?

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CARBOHYDRATES

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In simplest form when ingested
Function: regulate body processes?

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INORGANIC NUTRIENTS

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6
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Provide energy
Highest kilocalorie value
Sources: meats, milk, cream, butter, cheese, egg yolks, oils, nuts?

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FATS (LIPIDS)

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Build and repair body tissues
Provide energy
Only one of the six nutrients that contain nitrogen
Sources: meats, fish, poultry, eggs, milk, cheese, corn, grains, nuts, and seeds?

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PROTEINS

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Inorganic compounds
Regulate body processes
Examples: calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chloride, iron, magnesium, and zinc?

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MINERALS

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Organic compounds
Regulate body processes
Examples: vitamins A, B, C, D, E, and K?

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VITAMINS

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8
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Major constituent of all living cells
Composed of hydrogen and oxygen?

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WATER

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9
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Excess energy or nutrient intake?

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OVERNUTRITION

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9
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Nutrient Deficiency: inadequate dietary intake?

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PRIMARY

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Deficient energy or nutrient intake?

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UNDERNUTRITION

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9
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Cumulative Effects of Nutrition: atherosclerosis- obesity, hypertension, diabetes, gallbladder disease, some cancers?

9
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Cumulative Effects of Nutrition: iron deficiency, beriberi, scurvy osteomalacia osteoporosis, rickets goiter?

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DEFICIENCY

10
Q

Deficiency Diseases give the nutrients it lacks:
Beriberi

10
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Deficiency Diseases give the nutrients it lacks:
Iron-deficiency anemia

11
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Deficiency Diseases give the nutrients it lacks:
Night blindness

11
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Nutrient Deficiency: due to causes other than dietary intake?

12
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Deficiency Diseases give the nutrients it lacks:
KWASHIORKOR

13
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Deficiency Diseases give the nutrients it lacks:
GOITER

14
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Deficiency Diseases give the nutrients it lacks: Marasmus

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ALL NUTRIENTS

14
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Deficiency Diseases give the nutrients it lacks:
OSTEOMALACIA

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CALCIUM, VIT D, PHOSPHORUS, MAGNESIUM, AND FLOURIDE

14
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Deficiency Diseases give the nutrients it lacks:
OSTEOPEROSIS

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CALCIUM AND VIT D

15
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Deficiency Diseases give the nutrients it lacks:
PELLAGRA

16
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Deficiency Diseases give the nutrients it lacks:
RICKETS

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CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D

17
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Deficiency Diseases give the nutrients it lacks:
SCURVY

18
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Deficiency Diseases give the nutrients it lacks:
XEROPHTHALMIA

19
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What are the 4 nutritional assessment?

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  1. Anthropometric measurements
  2. Clinical examination
  3. Biochemical tests
  4. Dietary and social history
19
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NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT: Pallor, blue half circles beneath eyes
Edema
Bumpy “gooseflesh
Lesions at corner of mouth. Possible deficiencies
Iron, copper, zinc, B12, B6, biotin
Protein
Vitamin A
Riboflavin

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Clinical Examination

20
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NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT:
Height
Weight
Head, chest, and abdominal circumference (children)
Upper arm measurement
Skinfold

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Anthropometric Measurements

21
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NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT: Serum albumin level
and Serum transferrin level?

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BIOCHEMICAL TESTS

22
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It Measures main protein in blood and
Determines protein status?

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SERUM ALBUMIN LEVEL

23
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Indicates iron-carrying protein in blood
INCREASE indicates iron stores low
DECREASE indicates body lacks protein?

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SERUM TRANSFERRIN LEVEL

23
Q

client interviewed by the dietitian and asked to give types, amounts, and preparation of all foods eaten in past 24 hours?

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24-HOUR RECALL

23
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written record of all food and drink ingested in a specified period?

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FOOD DIARY

24
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Indicates amount of creatinine excreted in urine over a 24-hour period
Used in estimating body muscle mass
Muscle mass depleted, as in malnutrition; level will be low?

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CREATININE EXCRETION

24
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to determine nutrient deficiencies or toxicities?

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COMPUTER DIET ANALYSIS

24
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Consideration of financial resources to obtain needed food, and to properly store and cook food?

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SOCIAL HISTORY

Nutrition and diet Therapy (LECTURE) (20 decks)

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