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F2. NUTRITION Flashcards

1
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6 factors affecting food consumption:

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  1. biological needs
  2. social and cultural factors
  3. economic factors
  4. physical factors
  5. time factors
  6. physiological factors
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4 role of nutrients:

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  1. provides energy
  2. building material
  3. maintenance and repair
  4. support growth
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6 categories of nutrients:

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  1. water
  2. carbohydrates
  3. fats
  4. protein
  5. vitamins
  6. minerals
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4
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nutrient deficiencies

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under nutrition

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nutrition excesses

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over nutrition

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5 major nutrition problems

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  1. protein energy malnutrition
  2. vitamin A deficiency disorders
  3. iron deficiency anemia
  4. iodine deficiency disorders
  5. obesity
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Strategies to address malnutrition:

country’s policymaking & coordinating body on nutrition

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National Nutrition Council

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Strategies to address malnutrition:

country’s guide for action for nutrition improvement.

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Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition [PPAN]

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9
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  • make the body grow
  • rich in protein, iodine, iron, and vitamin B
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Body-building foods

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  • give us energy
  • rich in carbohydrates & fats
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Energy-giving foods

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  • keep all our organs working & in good condition
  • help in fighting common illnesses
  • rich in vitamins & minerals
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Body-regulating foods

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  • essential for growth & repair of body tissues
  • body’s building blocks
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Protein

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13
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Two types of protein malnutrition:

  • clinical constellation of edema & under nutrition
  • protein & energy lack
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Kwashiorkor

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14
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Two types of protein malnutrition:

a physiological adaption to marked restriction of dietary energy

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Marasmus

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15
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  • Main source of energy
  • modulate the production of insulin and other hormones
  • synthesis of lipoproteins and cholesterol

provides bulk resulting in the modulation of peristalsis movement and the prevention of constipation.

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Carbohydrates

Dietary fiber

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16
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  • Concentrated source of energy
  • helps absorbs & store fat- soluble vitamins
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Fats

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17
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  • Organic compounds essential
  • Active in the regulation and metabolism and transformation of energy
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Vitamins

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18
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Fat-soluble vitamins:

  • normal vision
  • bone and tooth growth & reproduction
  • hormone synthesis
  • immunity
  • prevents xerophthalmia (deficiency)
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Vitamin A/ Retinol/ Retinoic Acid

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Fat-soluble vitamins:

  • mineralization of bones
  • prevents rickets & osteomalacia
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Vitamin D/ Calciferol

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Fat-soluble vitamins:

  • antioxidants
  • protect neuro-muscular system
  • prevents arteriosclerosis
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Vitamin E/ Tocopherol

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Fat-soluble vitamins:

  • for normal blood clotting
  • synthesis of proteins in plasma, bones, & kidneys
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Vitamin K/ Naphthoquinone

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Water-soluble vitamins:

  • Supports normal appetite & nervous tissue system function
  • prevents beri-beri
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B1/ THIAMIN

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Water-soluble vitamins:

  • supports skin health
  • prevents deficiency by cracks and redness at the corners of the mouth
  • inflammation of the mouth and dermatitis
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B2/ RIBOFLAVIN

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Water-soluble vitamins:

  • supports skin health, nervous systems, and digestive system
  • prevents pellagra
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B3/ NIACIN

25
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Water-soluble vitamins:

  • helps convert tryptophan to niacin
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B6/ PYRIDOXINE

26
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Water-soluble vitamins:

  • formation of new cell
  • maintain nerve cells
  • assist in metabolism of fatty acids and amino acids
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B12/ CYANOCOBALAMIN

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Water-soluble vitamins:

  • formation of protein, collagen, bone, teeth, cartilage, skin
  • involved in amino acid metabolism
  • increase resistance in infection
  • prevents scurvy
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Vitamin C/ Ascorbic Acid

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Water-soluble vitamins:

  • formation of DNA & new blood cells
  • prevents anemia [megaloblastic anemia]
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Folic Acid

29
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Water-soluble vitamins:

  • helps in energy & amino acid metabolism
  • synthesis of fat & glycogen
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Biotin

30
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Water-soluble vitamins:

helps in energy metabolism

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Pantothenic acid

31
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Involved in a wide variety of biochemical processes with the body

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Mineral

32
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Major minerals:

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  1. calcium
  2. phosphorus
  3. magnesium
  4. sodium
  5. potassium
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Major minerals:

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  1. calcium
  2. phosphorus
  3. magnesium
  4. sodium
  5. potassium
34
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  • Mineralization of bones & teeth
  • normal muscle contraction & relaxation
  • Proper nerve functioning
  • blood clotting, blood pressure, & immune defenses
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calcium

35
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  • energy transfer
  • acid-base balance
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phosphorus

36
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  • mineralization of bones and teeth
  • building of proteins
  • normal muscle contration
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magnesium

37
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normal fluid and electrolyte balance

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sodium

38
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  • transmission of nerve impulses
  • contraction of muscle
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potassium

39
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trace minerals:

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  1. iodine
  2. iron
  3. zinc
  4. copper
  5. fluoride
  6. chromium
40
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regulates physical and mental development and metabolic rate

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iodine

41
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formation of blood

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iron

42
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essential for normal growth and development of immunity

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zinc

43
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absorption and the use of iron in the formation of haemoglobin

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copper

44
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formation of bones and teeth

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fluoride

45
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work with insulin and is required for release of energy from glucose

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chromium

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