The Inside Story About Nutrition and Health (CH2)

Question 1

Health and fitness of the human body depends on: (Nutrition in the Context of Overall Health)

Answer 1

• Genetics
• Diet
• Lifestyle choices/health care

Question 2

In the past in the US widespread vitamin deficiency disease contributed to…
(The Nutritional State of the Nation)

Answer 2

Serious illness & death in adults

Question 3

Now dietary excesses are filling hospital beds and reducing the… (The Nutritional State of the Nation)

Answer 3

Quality of life for millions of Americans

Question 4

Today the major cause of death among Americans are… (The Nutritional State of the Nation)

Answer 4

Slow developing lifestyle related chronic diseases

Question 5

Dietary risk factors for many diseases are associated with…

Answer 5

Development of chronic inflammation and oxidative stress

Question 6

Part of the inflammation response is… (Chronic Inflammation and Oxidative Stress)

Answer 6

Production and release of oxidizing agents (ex: free radical)

Question 7

What do free radicals do?

Chronic Inflammation and Oxidative Stress

Answer 7

Destroy the offending substances (In the process free radicals also oxidize lipids, cell membrane and the DNA in cells)

Question 8

How can short term, damage caused by free radicals be repaired?
(Chronic Inflammation and Oxidative Stress)

Answer 8

By antioxidants

Question 9

Chronic inflammation represents a… (Chronic Inflammation and Oxidative Stress)

Answer 9

Pathway - diet influences the development of disease(chronic)

Question 10

Adverse effects of chronic inflammation and oxidative stress can be diminished by:
(Chronic Inflammation and Oxidative Stress)

Answer 10

• Loss of excess body fat
• Diets high in whole grains, vegetables, fruit, poultry/fish and low in refined grains, sugars, red meats and processed meats

Question 11

The Importance of Food Choices

Answer 11

• If given access to a food supply like that available in the US people show a marketed tendency to choose a diet that is high in energy dense nutrition poor foods
• Our bodies have not changed
• The 1st 200 centuries of their existence humans survived by hunting and gathering

Question 12

Improvements to the American Diet

Answer 12

• Power of prevention

- What should we eat

Question 13

Nutrition Survey: Tracking the American diet

Answer 13

• 1st survey was started in 1936
• Conducted in conjunction with the original national program aimed at reducing hunger, poor growth in children and vitamin/mineral deficiency in the US and nutritional health of population
• Provided info needed to give direction to food and nutrition programs and efforts aimed at improving the availability and quality of the food supply

Question 14

Changing Diets and Disease Rates

Answer 14

Disease rates change as countries adopt American (Western) diet