Chapter 5: What is Good Nutrition? Flashcards
In this chapter, you'll learn: - why there is no "best diet" - what "good nutrition" really means - how to use data and "evidence-based practice" to make nutritional decisions (16 cards)
[Keyword] Macronutrients
Nutrients that we use in large amounts
[Keyword] Energy balance
The relationship between energy in from food and energy out from metabolic activity and movement
[Keyword] Calorie
A measure of energy
[Keyword] Insulin
A hormone with many functions in the body, especially helping to regulate blood sugar
[Keyword] Leptin
A hormone with many functions in the body, especially helping to regulate energy balance
[Keyword] Inflammation
A reaction to injury or infection
[Keyword] Nutrient density
Nutrients per amount of food
[Keyword] Energy deficit
Bringing in less food energy than we expend
[Keyword] Self-efficacy
Belief in one’s ability to succeed or do a task
[Keyword] Owner’s manual
Data that clients gather about themselves
[Keyword] Evidence-based practice
A systematic method of combining scientific data with professional experience and clients’ individual needs and wants
[Keyword] Peer-reviewed
Research that has been critically evaluated by experts in the field
[Keyword] Cognitive dissonance
Having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, feelings and/or actions
“Nutrition agnostic” means…
being flexible, borrowing the best ideas from everywhere and teaching fundamental dietary principles and skills that can be universally applied
Some types of OBJECTIVE (quantitative, independently verifiable) indicators are…
- body weight
- body fat percentage
- blood pressure and heart rate
- athletic performance
- blood work and other lab tests
- photo and video analysis
Some types of SUBJECTIVE (perception- or feeling-based) indicators are…
- mood
- energy levels
- recovery
- sleep quality and duration
- how clothing fits
- confidence and self-efficacy
- worrying less about food, eating and body image
