Wellness Flashcards
Nutrients
Substances in foods required by the body for energy, growth, maintenance, and repair.
Health promotion
Health promotion consists of strategies used to raise the level of the health of individuals, families, groups, and communities.
Health is the merging and balancing of the following six dimensions
Physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental
The three main functions of essential nutrients are:
providing energy, regulating body processes, and aiding growth and repair of body tissues.
The ____ include estimated average requirement (EAR), recommended dietary allowance (RDA), adequate intake (AI), tolerable upper intake level (UL), and acceptable macronutrient distribution range (AMDR).
DRIs (Dietary Reference Intakes)
An adequate ____ _____ takes into account assortment, balance, and nutrient density
eating pattern