IASM 18: Nutrition Trash Flashcards
Name 2 Micronutrients
Vitamins, Minerals
Name 4 Macronutrients
Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipid, Water
What is ‘EAR’
Estimated Average Requirement
Meets 50% of population
What is ‘RDA’
Recommended Daily Allowance
Meets 97.5% of population
What is ‘UL’
Tolerable Upper Intake
Consumption considered safe by 97.5% of population
What is the largest energy requirement for humans
Basal Metabolism
What is another major energy expenditure in infants
Growth
35% in first 3 months of age, then negligible in teens or adtuls
How much energy can carbs or proteins provide
4Kcal/g
How much energy can lipids provide
9Kcal/g
In Nutritional Assessment, what 4 types of data should one recall?
Anthropometric (BMI, WHR, Tricep Skin Fold)
Biochemical (Blood, Urine, Faeces)
Clinical (Physical Exam, Lab)
Dietary Recall
What is the Cause of marasmus
Comment on the Weight for Height Score of people with marasmus
Comment on the mortality
Severe deficiency in calories and protein
Very low weight for height score
Low mortality
What is the cause of kwashiorkor
Comment on the Weight for Height Score of people with kwashiokor
Comment on the mortality
Severe deficiency of proteins
Very high weight for height score
High mortality
What is the study of nutrigenomics
Study of how the role of nutrients and food in the regulation of gene expression
(How Nutrient affects genes)
What is the study of nutrigenetics
Study on the effect of genetic variations on the dietary response
(How gene affects nutrients)
What is the Symptom of Prader-Willi Syndrome?
Obesity
due to constant hunger leading to constant food intake
