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What was the Australian Dietary Guidelines made for?

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To guide & promote good health and nutrition - reduce diet related disease

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What’s the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating

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Practical, pictorial guide for food selection

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Discretionary food

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Food that does not provide necessary nutrients

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Energy

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Necessary for metabolic, physiological, muscular, heat, growth, new tissues

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Energy Dense Food

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High in energy - usually fat & sugar

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Food Allergy

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Abnormal immunological reaction to food by foreign substance in bloodstream - antibody is produced to fight it - some foods can be more severe

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Food Intolerance

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Chemical reaction - not an immunal response - not true allergy

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Kilojule

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unit for measuring energy intake/expenditure

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Lifestyle Disease

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Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, CVD

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Obesity

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Carrying excess body weight in the form of fat

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Diet Related or Lifestyle Diseases

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Poor nutrition / ill-health - from the diet’s health from energy dense foods

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Australian Dietary Guideline

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Federal Government replaced Health and Nutrition Policy in 1992. Encourages consumption of the right foods

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Guideline 1

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Achieve & maintain a healthy weight, be physically active, choose right amount for energy needs

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Guideline 2

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Wide variety of nutritious foods

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Guideline 3

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Limit saturated fats, added salts, sugars, alcohol

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Guideline 4

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Encourage, promote, support breastfeeding

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Guideline 5

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Care, store, prepare food safely

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BMR

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Energy required for body’s function

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Everyone needs nutrients for…

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Growth and repair of body tissue, energy production, maintain body processes & disease prevention

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What is energy needed for in infancy (0-2)

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Their rapid growth, high nutrition needs. Small bodies so little food necessary

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What kinds of nutrients do infants (0-2) need & for what

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Energy, protein, calcium for growing bones & soft tissues

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What is energy needed for Childhood (2-11)

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weight & height increase so gradual increase in nutrition

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What kinds of nutrients do children need

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Nutritional needs vary and depend on activity levels

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What is energy needed for in Adolescence (13-19)

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Rapid growth, wide variety of nutrient dense foods for growth and active lifestyle

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What kinds of nutrients do Adolescents need

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Calcium (achieve peak bone mass), energy, protein, vitamins and minerals

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What is energy needed for in Adulthood (20+)

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Well balanced diets, maintenance & repair of body tissues

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What kinds of nutrients do Adults need

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Protein, vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, calcium for women in menopause

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What is energy needed for in Pregnancy

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Foetal and maternal tissues (placenta, breast tissue), Iron, vitamin B & C (increased blood supply), Calcium (bone growth and foetus teeth)

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What kinds of food should Pregnant women consume

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Cereals such as wholegrains (6 serves increased to 8.5), Proteins (2.5-3.5)

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What is energy needed for in Late Adulthood

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Reduced energy amounts (15-20%), nutrient dense not energy dense

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What kinds of nutrients do Late Adults need

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Protein, vitamins, minerals, Low GI carbs for growth, repairs, maintaining body systems

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Sedentary Activity examples

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Sitting, laying down, using little energy

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Light Activity examples

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Walking around, leisurely walks

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Moderate Activity examples

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Requires some effort, gentle swimming, brisk walking

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Vigorous Activity examples

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Jogging, aerobics, football

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Common examples of allergy foods

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Shellfish, fish, nuts, eggs, dairy foods

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Symptoms of allergies

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Anaphylactic shock, hives, rashes, asthma, stomach pain, diarrhoea

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Examples of Intolerances

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Milk, wheat, mint, garlic, pineapple

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Symptoms of Intolerances

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Can take up to 48 hours, skin rashes, hives, bloating, diarrhoea, migraines - Decreases as quantity of food decreases

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Why would some people have intolerances

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May lack or be unable to produce enzyme needed to digest, commonly gluten or lactose

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What causes coeliac disease

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Small intestine (absorbing nutrients) - lining of small intestine is damaged by gluten. Unable to absorb the protein gluten. Villi is inflamed/damaged then unable absorb other nutrients

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Alternatives for people with coeliac’s disease

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Polenta, corn flour, rice flour, potato flour

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What causes Lactose Intolerances

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Body cannot break down enzyme lactase. Then not absorbed by the body & passes through colon unchanged. Lactose ferments and bacteria grows - diarrhoea & abdominal pain caused

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What does FODMAP stand for?

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Fermentable, oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, Polyols

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What is FODMAP used to decribe

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Short chain carbs (Fructose, Lactose, Galactans, Polyols) may be absorbed in the small intestines

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What has high FODMAP

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Asparagus, beetroot, onions, lentils, milk, apple, cherries

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Syptoms of FODMAP

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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