Chapter 7 Nutritional Health And Wellness Flashcards
Functions of Food
Survival, Pleasure, Emotional Comfort, Social Connection
Essential Amino Acid
1.) Histidine
2.) Leucine
3.) Isoleucine
4.) Lysine
5.) Methionine
6.) Phenyalnine
7.) Threonine
8.) Tryptophan
9.) Valine
Nonessential Amino Acid
1.) Alanine
2.) Arginine
3.) Asparagine
4.) Aspartic acid
5.) Cysteine
6.) Glutamic acid
7.) Glutamine
8.) Glycine
9.) Ornithine
10.) Serine
11.) Tyrosine
Reccomended daily consumption of water
Divide body weight in pounds in half; that number is the number of ounce as you should drink (a 160 pound person should get 80 ounces)
Fitness apps
My Fitness Pal, Life Sun, My net diary, Lose it
Nutritional resources
Benchmarks, Dietary guidelines, food labels, software applications, dietary plans, professional assistance
Benefits of nutrition apps
Identifying dietary needs
Evaluating nutritional characteristics of foods
Logging dietary consumption
Assessing nutritional intake
Planning meals
Creating shopping lists
Tracking Fitness
Increasing motivation with goal setting, social support, and education
Popular topics
Allergies and intolerances
Gluten
Genetically modified organisms (GMOS)
Supplements
Fasting
Food allergy
A damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially pollen, fur, a particular food, or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive
1% of population
Has celiac disease
5% of Americans
Are Vegetarian
3% of Americans
Are vegan
Food Intolerance
Difficulty digesting certain foods and having an unpleasant physical reaction to them
Food allergy symptoms
Tingling, swelling of throat, lips, tongue, cramps, hives, antiflimatic
Calories
The amount of energy necessary to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius
Average American consumes about
A ton of food each year or about 5.5 pounds
60% of our body
Is made up of water
Soluble fiber
Dissolves in water to form a gel and can help lower blood cholesterol and and control blood sugar levels. Oats, peas, beans, and citrus fruits
Insoluble fiber
Does not dissolve in water and helps prevent constipation and other bowel disorders. Often called roughage, insoluble fiber is commonly found in whole wheat flour, wheat bran, nuts, beans, and vegetables such as cauliflower, green beans, and potatoes
