Exam 1 Flashcards
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What is the food we eat and how our bodies use it
Nutrition
What is the scientific data that directs our specific nutritional recommendations
Nutritional science
What works to generate the full potential for all people within their given environment and works to seek a higher level of funcitoning
Wellness
What part of the national health promotion seeks to promote access to healthier food options, improve healthy weight and reduce food insecurity
Nutrition and weight status
What are nutrients that we can break down to provide energy
Carbs,lipids, proteins
What are the 3 funx of nutrients in foods
Provide energy, build tissue, regulate metabolism
What is ethanols energy yielding compound
7kcal/g = not a nutrient
What is the body’s primary source of fuel
Carbs
What is the body’s secondary source of energy
Lipids
What is the body’s last resort for energy b/c its so important for other funx
Protein
What diet removes atherosclerotic plaque
Hornish diet
What other nutrient other than AA are used for tissue building
FA in phospholipids, vitamins and minerals
What does optimal nutrition look like
Person consumes diet with adequate/balance of macros and micros
What are two types of malnutrition
Undernutrition and overnutrition
Where does undernutrition occur
Food insecure or hospitalized patients
When did nutritional science research start to take off
Around WW2 (1942)
Before the war what was most americans calories from
50% from sugar and white bread
What VP pushed the idea of enriching foods with vit B
Henry wallace
Who determines the recommendations in US and Canada
Food/nutrition board (FNB) of the institute of medicine (IOM) of the national academy of sciences
When did the FND first publish recommended dietary allowances (RDA’s)
1941
What is the estimated average requirement or EAR
Average nutrient requirement for healthy population required to meet needs of 50% of population
What is the recommended dietary allowance (RDA)
Nutrient amount require to meet the needs of 97.5% of the population
What is adequate intake (AI) levels
Nutrient recommendation when insufficient evidence to calculate EAR or RDA
What is the tolerable upper intake level (UL)
Highest nutrition level unlikely to cause adverse effects