NUTRITONIST Flashcards
DIGESTIVE SYST
mouth: break down food
oesophagus: transport food from mouth to stomach
stomach: store and absorb nutrients
small intestines: absorb nutrients
large intestines: absorb water, salts, and remove wastage
rectum: storage of faeces
AUS GOV ACTION OF LIFESTYLE DISEASES
guideline 1
maintain healthy body weight = be PA + choose right amount of nturitous food + drink to meet energy needs
(complete ADLS)
AUS GOV ACTION OF LIFESTYLE DISEASES
guideline 2
wide variety of nutrients
(▼anemia, T2DM)
AUS GOV ACTION OF LIFESTYLE DISEASES
guideline 3
limit intake of sat fat, added salt, sugar and alcohol (Energy dense)
(▼ obesity, atherosclerosis, T2DM)
AUS GOV ACTION OF LIFESTYLE DISEASES
guideline 4
encourage support + promo breast feeding
ben baby : ▼ sids, ▼ devel allergies
ben mum : ▼breast cancer, ▼ post paetum depression
(▼IMR/MMR)
AUS GOV ACTION OF LIFESTYLE DISEASES
guideline 5
prep and store food safely
(▼ morbidity/food poisoning)
FATS
healthy-
monosat; eg. avo prod HDL
polyunsaturated; eg. fish prod HDL ▼ LDL
unhealthy-
sat; eg. animal based prod LDL
trans; eg donuts/ T.A ▲LDL
FIBRE
CHO WHICH CANT BE DIGESTED
(+)ves
- appetite suppressant; feel full longer (▲satiety) ☞ ▼ excess eating
- ▼ colorectal cancer; keep digestive system clean ☞ ▼ abnormal cell growth