Nutrition Flashcards
Problems with nutrition:
Knowledge of Nutrition
Food habits and customs
Economic, personal and lifestyle factors
Healthy People 2020 Objectives:
Healthier Food Access Health Care and Worksite Settings Weight Status Food Insecurity Food and Nutrition Consumption
Nutrients:
Substances in food needed to nsupport life functions Caloric energy Carbohydrates Lipids Protein
Basal Metabolism:
Minimum amount of energy required by the body to maintain essential body functions (body temp, muscle tone and respiration)
Carbohydrates:
Simple sugars such as sugar and honey
Complex Compounds such as cereals and potatoes
Dietary Fiber:
Non digestible carbohydrates (cellulose, lignin and pectin) found in plants
Dietary Guidelines (2010):
Balancing Calories to Manage Weight Foods and Food Components to Reduce Foods and Nutrients to Increase Recommendations for Specific Population groups Building Healthy Eating Patterns
Proteins:
A molecule composed of amino acids, eight of which are considered essential to the biological processes of cells in adults.
Lipids:
Organic compounds that do not easily dissolve in water. Based on solubility, they are classified as triglycerides (fats), phospholipids or sterols.
Water:
Second only to oxygen in importance to life.
Minerals:
Inorganic materials. Major Minerals: Calcium: milk, cheese, sardines, salmon, green veggies Phosphorus: milk, cheese, lean meat Potassium: oranges, bananas, dried fruits Sulfur: eggs, poultry, fish Sodium: table salt, beef, eggs, cheese Chloride: table salt, meat Magnesium: green veggies, whole grain
Trace Minerals:
Inorganic compounds. Iron Zinc Selenium Magnesium Copper Iodine Fluorine Chromium Molybdenum Manganese
Sodium:
Regulation of fluids and blood pressure
Iron:
Mineral needed for proper function of body
Vitamins:
Organic compounds required by every part of the body to maintain health and prevent disease.
