Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Nutrition > Lifestyle, Nutrition and Health > Flashcards

Lifestyle, Nutrition and Health Flashcards

1
Q

The world health organization defines health as?

A

Physical, mental and social health, not merely absence of disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Accoriding to Te Whare Tapa Wha, what are the 4 cornerstones of health?

A

Family, Physical, Mental, Spiritual

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

4 biggest killers in NZ and western world

A

Heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Life expectancy in 1900?

A

47-50

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Current life expectancy

A

82

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What is a chronic disease?

A

A long-term illness that often gets progressively worse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What % of Nz smoke

A

13%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What are noncommunicable diseases?

A

Diseases that are not transferrable from one person to another

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What is a bening tumor?

A

non-cancerous and non-spreading

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What is a malignant tumor?

A

cancerous and capable of spreading

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Why is a benine tumor not capapble of spreading?

A

Because it is within a membrane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What % of energy intake should be fat?

A

Below 30%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What is a blue zone?

A

Areas in which people have low rates of chronic disease and live longer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

what is a non common habbit for people within blue zones

A

Lots of red meat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What food type is commonly eaten by the blue zone?

A

Legumes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What is it called when cancer cells establish new tumor sites in the body?

A

Athereosclerosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

What is angeogenesis

A

Growth of new blood vessles to tumors

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

What is a thrombrosis

A

a Blood clot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

2 main types of cholesterol

A

LDL and HDL

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Why is high-density Lipoprotein good?

A

Removes cholesterol from artery walls and tissues to liver

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

What is atherosclerosis

A

The buildup of fats/cholesterol on the artery walls

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

What is another name for a stroke?

A

Cerebro‐Vascular Accident

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

what is a stroke?

A

Death of brain tissue due to lack of oxygen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

What is cerebral thombrosis

A

Stroke caused by a blood clot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

What is metabolic syndrome

A

Cluster of conditions that increase heart disease, stroke and diabetes risk

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

What are essential nutrients

A

Nutrients the body needs from food because it cannot make them itself

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

what are general Atwater factors

A

A measure of how much energy is in each nutrient

28
Q

How much energy is in 1g of CHO?

A

16kj/4cal

29
Q

How much energy is in 1g of protein

A

17kj / 4kcal

30
Q

How much energy is in 1g of Fat

A

37kj/9cal

31
Q

What are proteins made up of?

A

Amino Acids

32
Q

of 20, how many amino acids are essential?

A

9

33
Q

What is a complete protein source?

A

Foods that supply all 9 essential amino acids in adequate amounts

34
Q

What are adipocytes?

A

fat cells

35
Q

What are unhealthy fats?

A

Saturated and trans fat

36
Q

What is fibre?

A

Non digestable carbs

37
Q

Two types of fiber

A

Water soluble and water insoluble

38
Q

Downside to refined sugar and grain

A

Retain all the calories but lose many of the nutrients

39
Q

What is not a benefit of whole grain

A

Contain less calories

40
Q

for a substance to be a vitamin it must be

A

Essential for growth and not synthesizable by the body

41
Q

2 types of vitamins

A

Water soluable, fat soluable

42
Q

What is not a function of vitamins

A

Energy

43
Q

What is an anti-oxidant?

A

Substance that protects against the breakdown of cells by free radicals

44
Q

What is a free radical?

A

A chemically unstable compound that can damage cells

45
Q

What cooking method doesnt not help prevent vitamin loss?

A

Boiling

46
Q

What is not a function of vit C

A

Maintaining bone mineral density

47
Q

What is not a function of Vit D

A

Production of structural proteins

48
Q

What is a mineral?

A

Compounds needed for regulation, growth, and maintenance of functions

49
Q

Iron is primarily used for?

A

Making Hemaglobin

50
Q

What is hemaglobin?

A

A protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen

51
Q

what type of iron is more easily absorbed

A

Haem iron

52
Q

2 types of iron

A

Haem and non Haem

53
Q

what vit enhances iron absorbtion

A

Vitamin C

54
Q

WHat is not a function of zinc?

A

Absorbing iron

55
Q

What is not a water source for humans?

A

Vitamins

56
Q

What are health models?

A

Frameworks that guide health promotion and disease prevention

57
Q

WHat is the medical model?

A

Health is attributed to absence of disease

58
Q

What is hollistic health

A

The idea that various systems should be viewed as wholes

59
Q

What was the major outcome for the Ottawa charter

A

Health for all by 2000 and beyond

60
Q

Major focus from the Ottawa charter

A

Preventing disease

61
Q

Main benefit of cooking food

A

Breaks down connective tissue, making it easier to digest

62
Q

What is it called when the body switches from burning carbs to burning fats

A

Ketosis

63
Q

1 standard drink =

A

10g alcohol

64
Q

5 characteristics of the Ottawa charter

A

Developing Personality Skills, Reorienting Health Services, Strengthen Community Action, Creating Supportive Enviroments, and Building healthy Public Policy

65
Q

Where are the 5 blue zones

A

Greece, Japan, California, Costa rica, Italy

66
Q

How to calculate energy % in CHO, Protein or Fat?

A

EG. Fat (37%) 37 x (amount) / Total energy x 100

Nutrition (3 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions