Implications Of Diet On Chronic Diseases And Health

Question 1

Implications of intake of trams fat and CVD

Answer 1

Coronary heard diseases

Sudden death from cardiac causes

Diabetes

Question 2

Saturated fatty acids

Answer 2

Subcutaneous and abdominal fat deposits

Question 3

PUFAs and MUFAs

Answer 3

Muscle and all other organs

Question 4

Marbled meat

Answer 4

Results from excessive triacylglyceril accumulation in muscle adipocytes

Contains various amounts of intramuscular fat (marble pattern)

Has a greatly increased SFA content

Lower proportion of n-3 fatty acids and more n-6 fatty acids

Question 5

Glycemic index

Answer 5

Relative comparison of the blood glucose raising potential of various foods or combination of foods based on equal amounts of carbohydrate in the food

Question 6

Glycemic load

Answer 6

The value of glycemic index multiplied by the carbohydrate content per serving size - to assess blood glucose raising potential of a food based on both the quality and quantity of dietary carbohydrate

Question 7

Mediterranean Diet

Answer 7

Grains - veggies, beans legumes nuts, fruits - olive oil - cheese and yogurt - fish - poultry - eggs - sweets - red meat

Question 8

Greenland Eskimo Study

Answer 8

High intake of seal, whale and fish (DHA and EPA)

Lower intake of omega 6 fatty acids

Interest in omega 3 fatty acids in fish oil for prevention of CVD

Question 9

Asian diet

Answer 9

Rice, noodles, grains - fruits, legumes seeds nuts, vegetables - vegetable oils - fish and shellfish or dairy - eggs and poultry - sweets - meat

Question 10

DASH

Answer 10

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension

Designed to test the impact of modifying whole dairy patterns on blood pressure