LEC 1 Flashcards
Study of food in relation to health and illness.
NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY
Focus on the therapeutic and food service
aspects
NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY
___________ was enacted to
strengthen the Barangay Nutrition Program by
providing _________
Presidential Decree 1569 was enacted to
strengthen the Barangay Nutrition Program by
providing Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS)
The program also aims to reduce the prevalence
rates of Malnutrition among moderate to severe
preschoolers and school children
Barangay Nutrition Program
The following are the reasons why nutritional science is
applied to nursing care:
- preventing diseases or illnesses
- adapting food patterns within the
framework - awareness of the need in specified disease
Is the cornerstone of each health dimension.
Nutrients
Nutrients can be classified according to the following :
- As To Function: nutrients form tissues in the body
and bodybuilding. - As To Chemical Properties: Nutrients are
classified as organic or inorganic - As To Essentiality: this refers to their significant
contribution to the body’s physiological functioning - As To Concentration: Some nutrients are needed
in the large amounts than others
________________ is recognized as being more than the absence of
disease.
Health
Sources of Health
- Physical Health – depends on the quantity and
quality of nutrients available to the body. - Intellectual Health – relies on the well-functioning
brain and central nervous system. Nutritional
Imbalances can affect intellectual health. - Emotional Health – may be affected by poor
eating habits, resulting in hypoglycemia. When
the body’s need for food is ignored, feelings of
anxiety, confusion, trembling may occur. - Social Health – situations often center on food
related occasions, ranging from holiday feast to
everyday meal. Nutritional status is sometimes
affected by the quality of our relationships with
family and friends. - Spiritual Health – often has ties to food, several
religions prohibit the consumption of food. - Environmental Health – includes access to
adequate meal preparation facilities, knowledge
about preparation and financial and physical
access to food stores within one’s community
is a state in which a prolonged lack of one or
more nutrients retards physical development or
causes the appearance of specific clinical
condition (anemia, goiter, rickets)
Malnutrition Or Poor Nutritional Status
frequent or habitual over consumption of nutrients
by eating too much food to the point that it
becomes dangerous to the health.
Overnutrition
_________________ Is a unit of measure used to express the fuel
value of carbohydrate, fats and protein
Kilocalorie (Kcal)
A simple and easy-to-remember guidelines to
help improve the nutritional status of Filipinos to
be able to live healthier and more productive lives
10 Kumainments
2021 Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos
10 Kumainments
- Kumain ng iba’t-ibang pagkain.
- Sa unang 6 months ni baby, breastfeeding lamang; mula 6 months, bigyan din sya ng ibang angkop na pagkain.
- Kumain ng gulay at prutas araw-araw.
- Kumain ng* isda, karne,* at iba pang pagkaing may protina.
- Uminom ng gatas; kumain ng pagkaing mayaman sa calcium.
- Tiyaking **malinis at ligtas **ang ating pagkain at tubig.
- Gumamit ng iodized salt.
- Hinay-**hinay sa maaalat, mamantika, at matatamis.
- Panatilihin ang* tamang timbang*.
- Maging aktibo. Iwasan ang alak; huwag manigarilyo.
The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the
Department of Science and Technology
(FNRI-DOST) launches the PDRI 2015 during the
opening ceremony of the 41st FNRI Seminar
Series on
July 1, 2015.
Components of PDRI
- Estimated Average Requirement (EAR):
- Recommended Energy/Nutrient Intake
(REI/RNI): - Tolerable Upper Intake Level or Upper Limit
(UL):
