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Human nutrition1exam
Nutrition facts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nutrition is | The science of food that prevents vitamin and mineral deficiency and food that promotes health |
| Poor food choices | Lead to illness |
| Good food choices | Keep you healthy |
| Diet is | the foods and beverages that a person consumes |
| What are the reasons we eat? | Habit, traditions, social interactions, available/convenient, affordable, associations, comfort foods, nourishment |
| Functional foods are | foods that are the healthiest for us. these foods serve a function in our body. |
| Phytochemicals | plant chemicals |
| Macro nutrients | energy yielding nutrients such as; proteins, carbs, lipids, alcohol |
| micronutrients | non energy yielding nutrients such as; vitimins, minerals, and water |
| Organic | containing carbon |
| Inorganic | not containing carbon |
| Essential nutrients | nutrients that we must obtain from our diet |
| Nutritional genomics | the science of how nutrients affect the activities of genes |
| independent research | independent from the funding source and is much less biased. the government uses this |
| Animal studies | are studies done on animals in a lab |
| Cell culture studies | are studies done on human tissue |
| epidemilogical studies | studies done on a large group of people to see if there is a correlation between dietary habits and illness |
| abstract research reports | summaries on full text reports |
| RDV | recomended diatary allowence the ammount needed to prevent defiencies |
| AI | Adequate intake: a value used as a guide when there is no RDA |
| UL | tolerable upper intake level: highest amount of intake assumed to be safe |
| RDV | recommended daily value: the amount of nutrients needed to stay healthy |
| insulin | produced by the pancreas to transport sugar into cells. |
| Glycolysis | digests carbs into internal energy |
| Electron transport system | changes the water and fluids that we drink into water for our cells |
| The liver/pancreas system digests | lipids chemicals and sugars |
| the intestinal/ lymph system excretes | lipids, proteins, and carbs |
| peristalsis | transportation through the small intestine |
| Gastrin | stimulates digestive fluids in the stomach |
| secretin | stimulates intestinal fluids |
| Cholecystokinin | stimulates the pancreas and gallbladder action |
| indigestion | without adequate calcium the intestine does not contract. without adequate magnesium the intestine does not relax |
| fiber | comes from roots, leaves, stems, and skins of plants |
| The glycemic index | classifies foods as to how fast they convert to sugar in the body. |
| Gastrin | stimulates digestive fluid in the stomach |
| Secretin | stimulates intestinal fluids |
| cholecystokinin | stimulates pancreas and gall bladder |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome: Alternating constipation and diarrhea |
| Good bacteria | counteracts bad bacteria. Peppers, vit c decrease bad bacteria |
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