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Nutrition Ch. 1

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The choices people make each day affect not only their physical health but also?   Their Wellness  
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People who make bad choices daily increase a health risk of?   Disease  
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Definition of health?   a range of states with physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and social components..  
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Definition of wellness?   Maximum well being  
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People will alter their eating habits only if?   their prefrences are honored  
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What foods can reduce the risk of cancer?   Fruits and Vegies because they contain phytochemicals and nutrients.  
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What affects food choices?   Preference, habit, associations, ethnic heritage and tradition, religion, values, social interaction, emotional state, convenience, age, occupation, image, medical conditions  
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What does association mean when it comes to food choices?   Foods that are eaten at family gathering or given to them as a child. Associated with happy associations.  
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How does someones values affect food choice?   They may only pick food that is in recycles containers or only sold by local farmers.  
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What is nutrition?   the science of foods and the nutrients and other substances they contain, and the way they are taken into the body.  
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What is bioactive food components?   components in foods that alter physiological processes in the body.  
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What are phytochemicals?   compounds in plants that confer color, taste and other characteristics.  
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What are foodways?   The eating habits and culinary practices of a people, region, or historical period.  
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What are ethnic diets?   Foodways and cuisines typical of national orgins, races, and heritages.  
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How do emotions effect diets?   Eat if they are bored, depressed, or need to calm anxiety  
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What foods to adults usually choose?   foods that reflects their health concer. ex. No sweets  
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How does occupation effect food choices?   Because they may have a job that keeps them away from home and they may only have little time to eat.  
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How does medical conditions effect food choice?   Heart attack (lower fats) Allergies  
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What is the primary concern for making food choices?   Nutrition  
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What are functional foods?   foods that provide health benefits beyond their nutrient contributions  
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What are the simplist functional foods?   Whole foods such as oatmeal or tomatoes  
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Type of food that has been modified?   orange juice fortified with calcium to build strong bones.  
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Why do consumers usually welcome new food?   easy to find, clearly labeled, easy to find, convienient.  
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What are the healthiest food choices?   Whole grains, fruits and vegies, fish, poultry, and milk products  
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What are the six classes of nutrients?   Water, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals  
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What are the nutrients that food must supply the body?   Essential nutrients  
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What nutrients contain carbon and are organic (living)?   Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and vitamins  
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During metabolism which nutrients provide energy (Energy yielding nutrients)?   Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.  
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What 2 nutrients meet most of the body's energy needs?   Carbohydrates and fats  
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What makes a contribution to energy when other nutrients are unavailable?   Protein  
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What nutrient facilitats the release of energy from the three energy yeilding nutrients?   Vitamins  
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What are the 2 inorganic nutrients?   Water and minerals  
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T or F: Minerals help the release of energy   TRUE  
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What is the medium in which all the body's processes take place?   Water  
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What is the amount of energy that carbs, fats, and proteins release measured in?   Calories  
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What are calories?   tiny units of energy so small that a single apple provides tens of thousands of them  
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Food Energy is expresses in what metric units?   Kilocalories (Kcalories)  
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What are Kcalories?   They are a measure of the energy food provide  
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Carbs and protiens yields ____ of energy from each gram?   4  
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Fat yields ___ of energy?   9  
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How to you find the amount of Kcalories?   Carbs and proteins X4 Fats X9 And add together  
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What is pure carbohydrate?   Sugar  
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What is pure fat?   Oil  
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What other substance contributes energy?   Alcohol  
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What rate is energy derived from alcohol?   7 kcalories per gram  
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What is energy density?   A measure of the energy a food provides relative to the amount of food  
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What are dietary reference intakes?   a set of volues for the dietary nutrient intakes of healthy peple in the US and canada, used to plan diets  
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The DRI provides what 2 sets of values to be used a nutrient intake goals?   RDA-recommended dietary allowances and AI-adequate intakes  
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What are recommended dietary allowances?   A set of values reflecting the average daily amounts of nutrients considered adequate to meet the known nutrient needs of practically all healthy people in a particualar life stage and gender group  
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What are adequate intakes?   a set of values that are used as guides for nutrient intakes when scientific evidence is insufficient to determine an RDA  
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What is requirements?   The lowest continuing intake of a nutrient that will maintain a specified criterion of adequacy.  
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What is deficient?   In regard to nutrient intake, describes the amount below which almost all healthy people can be expected, over time, to experience deficiency symptoms  
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What is EAR?   Estimated average requirements Nutrients  
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What is the tolerable upper intake levels?   a set of values reflecting the highest average daily nutrient intake levels that are likely to pose no risk of toxicity to almost all healhty individuals in a particular life stage and gender group  
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What is EAR used for? N   Program for groups (school, military)  
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What is RDA used for? N   set goals for individuals  
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What is UL used for? N   help to keep nutrient intake below the amounts that cause toxicity  
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What is the DRI used for? N   variety of purposes  
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What is the EER (estimated energy requirement)?   recommendation for energy intake based on age, gender, weight, height, and physical activity  
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How do you get energy balance?   energy expenditure=energy intake  
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Excess of energy (protein,fat,carb) leads to?   Weight gain  
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What is AMDR-Acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges?   Healthy ranges of intakes for the energy yielding nutrients (carb, fat, protein)  
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What does the DRI committee determine is the right amount of energy yeilding nutrients to prevent disease?   45 to 65 % of carb 20 to 35 % of fat 10 to 35 % of protein  
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What are some nutrient related conditions?   growth retardation, heart disease, and nutrient deficiencies  
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What is malnutrition?   any condition cause by deficient or excess energy or nutrient intake or by an imbalance of nutrients  
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What is Healthy People?   a program that identifies that nation's health priorities and guides policies that promote health and prevent diesease  
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What do nutrition surveys measure?   food consumption and evaluate the nutrition status of populations  
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What is overnutrtion?   overconsumption of food energy or nutrients sufficient to cause disease or increased ssceptibility to disease  
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What is undernutrition?   underconsumption of food energy or nutrient severse enough to cause disease or increase disease  
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What contributes to many chronic diseases?   excess of energy, certain fats, and alcohol  
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What 2 lifestyle habits have more effect on health than diet?   smoking, and excessive alcohol drinking  
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what 4 things influence disease?   diet, genetics, activity,and lifestyle  
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A nutritious diet is achieved by _ basic ideals?   6  
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What are the 6 characeristics of a nutritious diet?   Adequacy, balance(nutrients), kcarlorie control(healthy energy), nutritent density, moderation, and variety  
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What are empty kcalorie foods?   provide energy but no protein, vit, or minerals (chips, candy, colas)  
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Nutrient density promotes?   adequacy and kcalorie control  
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A well planned diet delivers?   adequate nutrients, a balanced array of nutrients, and an appropriate amount of energy  
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A ________ lifestyle is linked to the major degenerative diseases?   Sedentary  
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What is Aerobic physical activity?   Activity in which the body's large muscles move in a rhythmic manner a sustained period of time. (walk, run, swim, bicycle)  
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What is moderate intensity physical activity?   physical activity the requires some increase in breathing or heart rate  
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What is vigorous intensity physical activity?   physical activity that requires a large increase in breathing and heart rate  
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What does the body do when it is resting after physical activity?   they body repairs injuries, disposes of wastes, and builds new physical structures  
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What is cardiorespiratory excercise?   running, cycling, swimming, skating, rowing...  
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What is strength excercise?   pull up, push up, weight lifting  
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What is flexibility excercise?   Yoga  
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What is a food group plan?   a diet plainning tool that sorts foods into groups based on nutrient content and then specifies that people should eat certain amounts of food from each group  
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What are the 5 food groups?   fruits, vegies, grains, meat poultry fish, milk yogurt and cheese  
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What are legumes?   bean with seeds that are rich in protein  
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What provides vit. B?   Dark green vegies  
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What provides vit. A?   Orange vegies  
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What do legumes supply?   iron and protein  
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The USDA nutrients of concern are?   Vit. ACE (Ca, Mg, and K)  
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What is discretionary kcalorie allowance?   The kcalories remaining in a person's energy allowance after consuming enough nutrient dense foods to meet all nutrient needs for a day  
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Added fats and sugars are always counted as?   Discretionary Kcalories  
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The USDA food guide emphasizes?   Nutrient dense foods  
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What does the "nutrition facts" panel provide?   Serving size, daily values and nutrient quantities  
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What do daily values do?   they set adequacy standards for nutrients that are desirable in the diet and they set moderation standards for other nutrients that must be limited  
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What are daily values?   reference values developed by the FDA  
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How is nutrient information presented?   quantities and percents  
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What claims do you find on labels?   nutrient claims, health claims, structure function claims  
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What is a nutrient claim?   describes the content of the product (contains or doesn't contain)  
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What are health claims?   When the FDA investigate to make sure a claim is true  
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What are structure function claims?   statement about a food substances effect on a structure or function of the body  
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Food labels list ingredients in?   Descending order  
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