Personal nutrition chapters 1,2,& 3 Flashcards
- Why do people make the food choices they do?
Texture, preference, culture, appearance
- What diseases are directly correlated with nutrition?
Heart disease, Cancer, Diabetes, & stroke
- What type of research is used for nutritional studies?
blind experiment. Double blind placebo
- What information must be included on a food label?
Common name, Ingredients, Nutritional, Net weight & # of servings, & Manufacturing or distributor information
- What are the diet planning principles?
Adequecy, Balance, Kcalorie (energy) control, Nutrient density, Moderation, & Variety
- What are the six nutrients necessary for the human body?
Water, Carbohydrates (including fibers), Lipis, Proteins, Vitamins, and some minerals
- How many calories are in a gram of each of the energy nutrients?
Alcohol 7
Protein 4
Carb 4
Fat 9
Ethnic foods-
foods associated with particular cultural groups
Cultural competence-
having awareness and acceptance of cultures and the ability to interact effectively with people of diverse cultures
Essential nutrient-
nutrients a person must obtain from food because the body cannot make them for itself in sufficient quantity to meet physiological needs
Calorie/kilo calorie-
the amount of heat necessary to raise 1 kilogram of h2o 1.C
Epidemiological Studies-
studies over large group of people (trends)
Experimental Studies-
a group of individuals similar in all possible respects to the control group except for the treatment. The experimental group receives the REAL treatment
Randomization-
a process of choosing the members of the experimental and control groups without bias.
Variables-
factors that change. A variable may depend on another variable
Placebo-
an inert, harmless medication given to provide comfort and hope; a sham treatment used in controlled research studies
Blind/ Double blind studies-
an experiment in which neither the subjects nor the researchers know which subjects are members of the experimental group and which are serving as control subjects,
Phytochemical-
nonnutrient compounds found in plants with biological (health) benefits to the body.
Processed foods/ Ultra-processed foods-
foods that have been made from substances that are typically used in food preparation, but not consumed as foods by themselves (such as oils, fats, flours, refined starches, and sugars)
Whole foods-
fresh foods such as vegetables, grains, legumes, meats, and milk that are unprocessed or minimally processed
Fortified-
putting stuff that wasn’t there before
Enriched-
whatever was taken out during processing is put back in
Genome-
DNA
Nutritional genomics-
the science of how nutrients affect the activities of genes and how genes affect the interactions between diet and disease
(EAR)Estimated Average Requirements-
the average daily amount of a nutrient that will maintain a specific biochemical or physiological function for half the population
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)-
Set for healthy adults. never set for elderly or kids
Estimated Energy Requirement (EER)—
represents the average dietary energy intake
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)-
a set of nutrient intake values for healthy people in the United States and Canada.
Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)-
nutrients that become toxic
- What are the food group plan/my plate?
fruits, grains, vegetables,protein and dairy
inorganic-
doesn’t have carbon in it