Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Malnutrition is caused from
Poor diets, disease states, genetic factors, combinations of these causes.
Key characteristics of healthy dietary patterns
Adequacy, variety, balance.
Food security
食物来源有保障
Six categories of nutrients
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats(lipid), vitamins, minerals, water.
Essential Nutrients
Carb, Certain amino acids(9), essential fatty acids (Linoleic and Alpha-linoleic acid), vitamins, minerals, water.
DRIs
Dietary reference intakes
RDAs
Recommended dietary allowances
AIs
Adequate intakes
EARs
Estimated average requirements (for particular population groups)
ULs
Tolerable upper intake levels
Gain of amino acids
Cannot be synthesised by human body, must be consumed from diets.
DV
daily values
Carbohydrate
Readily available energy
Consist of the carbs
Simple and complex sugar, dietary sources of fiber, and alcohol sugars.
Common monosaccharides
Glucose, fructose, and galactose
Common disaccharides
Sucrose, maltose, lactose
Consist of sucrose
glucose, and fructose, or common table sugar
consist of maltose
glucose and glucose, or malt sugar
consist of lactose
glucose and galactose, or milk sugar
common complex carb (polysaccharides)
Starches, glycogen, most type of fiber.
Energy of fiber
2 cal/g on average
function of fiber
help elimination, reduce the rate of glucose absorption, prevent cardiovascular disease and obesity.
Digestion of fiber
cannot be broken down by human digestive enzymes, but the bacteria in intestine can digest some types of fiber
consist of alcohol sugars
Xylitol, mannitol, sorbitol.