Chapter 1 Flashcards
Nutrition
The study of nutrients and other biologically active compounds in foods and in the body also human behaviour related to food
Diet
The foods and beverages a person usually eat cats and drinks
Food
Any substance that the body can take in and assimilate that will enable it to stay alive and health
Health
The state of a human when it functions optimally without evidence of disease or abnormality
Nutritional genomics
The science of how nutrients affect The activities of genes and how genes affect the activity of nutrients
Nutrients
Components in good that are indispensable to the functioning of the body
Nutrients provide
Energy, building material, help maintain or repair the body and support growth
Conditionally essential
The body con not make enough to next the requirements for health ey amino acid
Calorie values of energy - yielding nutrients
Carbohydrate: 4 cal/g
Protein: 4 cal/g
Fat: 9 calorie /g
Alcohol: 7cal/g
Nutrition density
A way to assess which foods are the most nutritious
Properties of healthy diet
Adequate in essential nutrients,fibre and energy
Balance in nutrients and food types
Calorie control: foods provide prober amount of energy to maintain healthy body weight
Variety
Case study
Individuals
Epidemiological study
Populations
Intervention study
Populations with manipulation
Laboratory
Tightly controlled conditions
Nutritionist
Term is not regulated, may have university degree in nutrition, may not have formal training
