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| Links foods to health and disease. Includes processes by which humans ingest, digest, absorb, transpots, and excrete food substances |
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| What accounts for 2/3 of all deaths? |
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| Heart disease(25%), Cancer(23%), Strokes(5%), diabetes(3%) |
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| Physiological drive to eat, driven by the stomach, GI-internal mechanisms |
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| Psychological drive to eat, driven by external mechanisms(environment, social customs, ads...) |
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| No longer a desire to eat, regulated by brain. |
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| What are the 6 classes of nutrients? |
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| Vitamins, minerals, lipids, water, carbohydates, protein |
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| How much of our body is made up of water? |
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| Major source of calories, 4Kcal/g. Made up of simple sugars, complex carbohydates, and dietary fiber. |
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| Fats, and oils, Do not dissolve in water, energy yeilding, 9Kcal/g, animal fats are solid, plant fats are liquid |
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| Structual material, energy yeilding, 4Kcal/g, amino acids, most Americans consume excess protein. |
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| Enable chemical reactions, yeild NO energy, subject to cooking losses |
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| Inorganic substances, numerous functions in the body, Not destroyed during cooking, yeild NO energy |
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| Numerous vital functions in the body, majority of our body weight, found in foods, yeilds NO energy |
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| What is the recommended intake of water per day? |
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| How much Kcal/g does Alcohol produce? |
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| Measurement of energy, amount of heat to raise temperature of 1g of water 1degree C, 1000calories=1Kcal=1(food) Calorie. |
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| How much protein is advised per day? |
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| How much carbohydrates are advised per day? |
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| How much fat is advised per day? |
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| What does NHANES stand for? |
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| National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
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| What does Healthy People 2020 want to achieve? |
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| Promote quality of life, achieve healthy equity, attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease and death, create social and physical environments that promote good health. |
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| What causes the freshman 15? |
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| Stressful situations, university environment, peer pressure, alcohol, lack of exercise. |
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| Philosophy that works.... |
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| Consume a variety of foods balanced by moderate intake of each food. |
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| Define Variety, balanced, and moderation |
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Variety: Choose different foods
Balanced: Don't overeat any single type of food
Moderation: Control portion size |
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| Comparison of vitamins and minerals content with number of Kcals. |
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| State of nutritional health |
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| Intake meets body's needs, body has a small surplus. |
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| Intake is below body's needs, surpluses are depleted, health goes down, metabolic processes slow or stop |
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| Intake exceeds body's needs, short term-few symptoms, long term-serious conditions, obesity |
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| Dietary Reference Intake, made up of RDA's, AI's, EER's, UL's, and DV's. Gender and age specific. |
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| Estimated Energy Requirements |
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| Upper Levels (maximum level allowed before it will hurt you) |
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| Recommended Dietary Allowances, recommended intake of nutrients that meet the needs of almost all Healthy People. |
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| Depicts a place setting, how to build a healthy plate at mealtime, fruits and veggies cover 1/2 plate, grains occupy slightly more than 1/4 of plate, remaining space is protein, cup of dairy too! |
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| What food requires a label? |
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| Nearly all packaged food, processed meat products, health claims. Fresh produce, raw single ingredient meals, poultry, fish are VOLUNTARY. |
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| What is NOT required on a food label? |
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| % daily value for protein(for foods intended for 4yrs old or older), protein deficiency is rare(in USA), Procedure to determine protein quality is expensive. |
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| How many grams of carbohydrates per day do we need just for our brain to function? |
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| Entire network of chemical processes, releases energy from food, synthesis, prepare waste products. |
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| How long is the GI Tract? |
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| What is saliva made out of? |
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| How long is the small intestines? |
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| Very large surface area, folded walls, villi and microvilli, absorbtive cells, rapid cell turnover. |
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| Long tube, epiglottis, peristalsis, lower esophageal sphincter, heartburn |
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| Has gastric juices, holding "tank", formation of chyme, prevention of autodigestion. |
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| Mastication, taste, saliva |
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| Think Physiology...Passive, facilitated, active, and phagocytosis. |
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| indigestible food stuff, no villi or enzymes, mucus-producing cells, absorption of water, some vitamins and minerals, bacteria(prebiotic, probiotic), elimination. |
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| Stool, elimination, muscle contractions, anal sphincter |
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| Pancreas, gall bladder, liver |
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| makes bile(helps to breakdown fat, acts as an emulsifier) |
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| Nutrient storage capabilites |
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| Maintain reserves, adipose tissue(stores fatty acids), glucose stores in liver and muscles, calcium in bones, protein from muscles |
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| What is the normal pH range for blood? |
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| get rid of ammonia(very acidic and toxic) |
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| Nutritional diseases with a genetic link |
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| Cardiovascular disease, Obesity, Diabetes, Cancer |
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| Common problems with digestion |
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| Ulcers, heartburn, constipation, irritable bowel syndrom, diarrhea, gall stones. |
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| Can occur in esophagus, stomach, and small intestines. Causes anti-inflammatory drugs. |
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| Difficult or infrequent evacuation, causes: ignoring normal urges, muscle spasms, certain medications. Treatment: dietary fiber, fluids, regular exercise. |
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| Irritate the intestinal nerves, draw water into the intestines, regular use is harmful. |
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| Digestive disorder, gluten damages villi. Treatment:Gluten free diet, can be cured by nutrition 100% |
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