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Nutrition-Dr Cherry
Nutrition-Chapters 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What diseases can be controlled by diet? | Type II diabetes and heart disease |
| What are the critical components of wellness? | Nutrition and physical activity |
| Nutrition encompasses what aspects? | Consumption, digestion, absorption, Metabolism, storage and excretion |
| Nutrition studies what aspects of FOODS? | Psychological, Food safety, Global food supply, and cultural |
| Diseases that nutrition play a role are | Osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and some forms of cancer |
| Nutrients are | chemical in food that are critical to human growth and function |
| What are the 6 groups of nutrients? | Carbs, Fats and Oils, Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals and Water |
| Which nutrients provide energy? | Carbohydrates, Proteins and fat and oils |
| Micronutreints | vitamins and minerals |
| Vitamins are made up of | Fat soluble and Water soluble |
| Fat soluble vitamins | -A,D,E and K -Dissolve easily in fats and oils -can be stored in the body -too much=toxicity |
| Water soluble vitamins | -Vitamin C and B -remain dissolved water -can not be stored in the body -eliminated by kidneys |
| What are minerals? | inorganic substance required for body process |
| What do minerals include? | Sodium, Calcium, Iron, Potassium, and Magnesium |
| What are the minerals functions? | -fluid regulations -bone structure -muscle movement -nerve functioning |
| What are the MAJOR minerals we need each day? | -calcium, potassium -Phosphorus, sodium -Magnesium, chloride |
| What are the TRACE minerals(require less) we need each day | -Iron -Zinc -Copper -Fluoride |
| Micronutrients | Minerals and water |
| Macronutrients | Energy nutrients |
| Organic foods | foods that are grown with out pesticides |
| a healthful diet | adequate, moderate,balanced,varied |
| Adequate diet | provides enough energy, vitamins and minerals and fiber to to support person health |
| balanced diet | contains right combinations of food to provide a proper balance of nutrients |
| variety | eating many types of foods each day |
| the TOOLS for designing a healthful diet may include | Food labels, dietary guidelines for americans, Myplate.gov, eating plans |
| List of Nutrients | Fat, Cholesterol,sodium, carbs,protein, and some vitamins and minerals |
| Percent Daily Value | 1)describes how much a serving of food contributes to your total intake of a nutrient 2)Based on a diet of 2000 calories 3)Can be used to determined if a product is low or high in a particular nutrient |
| RDI | Recommended Dietary Allowance |
| DRV | Daily Reference Value |
| Protein | contains nitrogen |
| vitiamins are classified as | fat and water soluble |
| Fat | engergy densed |
| minerals | ionorganic nutrients that are not broken down by the body or destroyed by heat or light |
| carbohydrates | primary source of fuel for the brain |
| nutrients | divided into 6 groups |
| first step in scientific method | oberservation of a phenomenon |
| overconsumption of this has greatest potential of toxicity | vitamin D |
| water | NOT organic |
| case control study | study that compares a group of individuals with a disease to another similar but healthy group |
| (CDC) Center of diease contol and prevention | federal agency that protects human health and safety |
| Amino Acids | building block for proteins |
| Calcium(Mineral) | Inorganic nutrient |
| Vitamins A,D,E and K can potentially | be toxic |
| experimental group | a group given a specific treatment or intervention during an experiment |
| Excess sodium in diet can cause | hypertension |
| diets in low sodium and hidnh in potassium can REDUCE risck of | hypertension |
| Government agency that regulates food labeling | FDA- US food and drug administration |
| Required on food label | Net contents, statement of identity, name and address of vendor |
| Healthy fats | nuts and vegetable oil |
| Four characteristics of a healthful diet | adequacy, balance, moderation and variety |
| Cholecystokinin(CCK)signals the gallbladder to release this substance | bile |
| Our genetic information, in the form of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is located here | nucleus |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
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