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Nutri Module 1 - L1

Review for Midterms

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is the science that links foods to health and disease. It is the study of food and how the body makes use of it. NUTRITION
deals not only with the quantity and quality of food consumed bur also with the process of receiving and utilizing it for the growth and renewal of the body and for the maintenance of the different body functions. NUTRITION
maintain life by allowing an individual to grow and be in a state of optimum health. basic function of nutrition
needed by the body in adequate amounts in order to grow, reproduce and lead a normal, healthy life. Since nutrients are found primarily in natural foods, adequate intake of these nutrients is necessary to carry out physiological functions Nutrients
Nutrients are classified according to the following: Function Chemical properties Essentiality Concentration
Those that form tissues in the body are body building nutrients while those that furnish heat and energy are fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. Function
Nutrients are either organic or inorganic Chemical properties
Nutrients are classified based on their significant contribution to the body’s physiological functioning. Essentiality
Nutrients are either in large or little amounts. Concentration
the six classes of nutrients Water, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals
how many nutrients supplied by food, which are used to produce literally thousands of substances necessary for life and physical fitness. 40 essential nutrients
is that which nourishes the body FOOD
defined as anything eaten or drunk, which meets the needs for energy, building, regulation and protection of the body. FOOD
Factors Influencing Food Choices Enumerate
Functions of Food Physiological functions of food Social functions of Food Psychological Functions of Food
To provide energy  To build the body  To regulate activities of the body  To improve the body’s resistance to disease Physiological functions of food
Used as an expression of love, friendship and social acceptance  Used as a symbol of happiness at certain events in life Social functions of Food
 Satisfies sense of security, love and attention Psychological Functions of Food
The state of our body as a result of the foods consumed and their use by the body. Nutritional status can be good, fair or poor. NUTRITIONAL STATUS
alert, good natured personality, a well-developed body, with normal weight for height, well developed and firm muscles, healthy skin, and reddish pink color of eyelids and membranes of mouth, good layer of subcutaneous fat, clear Good nutritional status
may be the result of poor food selection, irregularity in schedule of meals, work, sleep and elimination Poor nutritional status
describes what a client has been eating. Although a client’s dietary status may be adequate, his or her nutritional status may be poor Dietary status
the ‘state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’ HEALTH
results from a lack, excess or imbalance of nutrients in the diet. It includes undernutrition and overnutrition. Malnutrition
is a state of an insufficient supply of essential nutrients. Undernutrition
Types of Undernutrition Underweight Stunting Wasting
child has low weight for age Underweight
child short for their age Stunting
child's weight is too low for their height Wasting
Types of Overnutrition Overweight Obese
refers to whatever you eat and drink each day. Diet
diet people consume in groups hostel diet
Diet may also be modified and used for ill persons as part of their therapy therapeutic diets
diet you consume normal diet
results of something that is done repeatedly over many years. For example, eating excessive amounts of saturated for many years contributes to atherosclerosis, which leads to heart attacks. Cumulative effects
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