Chapter 1 notes Flashcards
what influences people tastes preferences?
genetics
Most widely liked tastes:
-sweet and salty
Sound nutrition does not ensure —? but it can help tip the balance in ones favor.
good health and a long life
bioactive food compounds (phytochemicals) may reduce the risk of?
-cancer and other chronic diseases.
Values and food choices
-reflection of peoples environmental concerns, religious beliefs, and political views.
Example of value in food choices
-selecting food only coming in recycled or reused containers
-buying veggies and fruits from local farmers
-lent
Social interaction and food choices
-social events
-holidays
-special events (business executive inviting a new client out for lunch)
Marketing in food has produced how much in slaes?
-9 billion
Fewer adults are…
-learning the cooking skills needed to prepare meals at home.
Whole foods
-fresh foods that are unprocessed or minimally processed
Examples of whole foods
-fruits, veggies, legumes, meats, poultry, eggs, nuts, seeds, milk, and whole grains
Processed foods:
-foods that have been intentionally changed by the addition of substances or a method of cooking, preserving, or milling.
Examples of processed foods
-frozen veggies, fruit juice, smoked salmon, cheeses, and breads
Ultra-processed foods:
- foods that
have been made from substances
that are typically used in food
preparation but are not consumed
as foods by themselves (such as oils,
fats, flours, refined starches, and
sugars), and that undergo further
processing by adding a little, if any,
minimally processed foods, salt and
other preservatives, and additives
such as flavors and colors.
Examples of ultra-processed foods:
-soft drinks, corn chips, fruit gummies, chicken nuggets, canned cheese spreads, toaster pastries.
nutrients
-substances obtained from
food and used in the body to provide
energy and structural materials and to
serve as regulating agents to promote
growth, maintenance, and repair.
Nutrients may also reduce the risks of
some diseases.
6 classes of nutritents
1)water
2)Carbs
3)Fats
4)Protein
5)Vitamins
6) Minerals
Essential nutrients
: nutrients a person must obtain from food
because the body cannot make
them for itself in sufficient quantities
to meet physiological needs.
4 of the 6 classes of nutrients contain carbon:
-carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and vitamins
-ORGANIC, meaning alive
inorganic
-not containing carbon or pertaining to living organisms.
-The two classes of nutrients that are
inorganic are minerals and water.
energy yielding nutrients:
-the nutrients that break down to yield
energy the body can use.
-The three energy-yielding nutrients are
carbohydrate, protein, and fat
macronutrients are required in …
large amounts
vitamins, water, and minerals…
do not provide energy to body,
-they help regulate release of energy
-MICRONUTRIENTS, needed in small amounts
vitamins and minerals
-regulate the release of energy
water
-medium in which all of bodys processes take place.
Calories
-a measure of heat energy.
-Food energy is measured in kilocalories (1000 calories equal 1 kilocalorie), abbreviated kcalories or kcal.
-One kcalorie is the amount of heat necessary to raise the
temperature of 1 kilogram (kg) of water 1°C. The scientific use of the term kcalorie is the same as the
popular use of the term calorie.
carbs= —-kcal of energy
fat=—-kcal of energy
protein=—-kcal of energy
-4cal
-9cal
-4cal
Fat has the greater..
-energy density: a measure of the energy a food provides relative to the amount of food (kcal per gram).
Most food contains of mixture of..
energy yielding nutrients, vitamins, minerals, and water
exceptions to the rule are sugar and oil which only consist of:
-sugar=pure carbohydrate
-oil=pure fat
alcohol
not a nutrient; contributes energy (7kcal/gram) but does not support bodys growth.
-top contributor of kcal in diet of US adults
energy is measured in..
kcalories
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)
-a set of values for the dietary nutrient intakes of healthy people in the United
States and Canada.
-These values are used for planning and assessing diets
The DRI committee offers two sets of values to be used as nutrient intake goals by individuals:
-Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)
-Adequate Intakes (AI)
Recommended Dietary Allowances
(RDA):
-a set of values reflecting the
average daily amounts of nutrients
considered adequate to meet the
known nutrient needs of practically all
healthy people in a sex and age group;
-sets goals for individuals
Adequate Intakes (AI):
a set of values
that are used as guides for nutrient
intakes when scientific evidence is
insufficient to determine an RDA.
EAR
-the average daily nutrient
intake levels estimated to meet the
requirements of half of the healthy
individuals in a specific sex and age
group;
-used in nutrition research and policymaking
-basis on which RDA values are set.
-used to develop and evaluate nutrition programs for groups such as schoolchildren and military’s personnel
Tolerable Upper Intake Levels
(UL):
-a set of values reflecting the
highest average daily nutrient intake
levels that are likely to pose no risk
of toxicity to most healthy people.
As intake increases above the UL,
the potential risk of adverse health
effects increases.
When was CDRR first established?
-sodium’s association with heart disease and hypertension
Estimated Energy Requirement
(EER):
-the dietary energy intake
level that is predicted to maintain
energy balance in a healthy adult
of a defined age, sex, weight, and
physical activity level consistent
with good health.
Excess energy cannot be excreted it is eventually…
stored as body fat
Acceptable Macronutrient
Distribution Ranges (AMDR):
-ranges of intakes for the energy yielding nutrients that provide adequate energy and nutrients and reduce the risk of chronic disease.
AMDR STANDARDS:
-percentage kcal from carbs
-percentage kcal from fats
-percentage kcal from protein
-45-65%
-20-35%
-10-35%
When was the first nutrition survey taken?
-before WWII; found that 1/3 of US population ate poorly.
‘what we eat in america’
-collects data on the kinds and amounts of food people eat.
-researchers then calculate the energy and nutrients in the foods and compare amounts consumed with standards such as DRI.