F2. NUTRITION Flashcards
(45 cards)
6 factors affecting food consumption:
- biological needs
- social and cultural factors
- economic factors
- physical factors
- time factors
- physiological factors
4 role of nutrients:
- provides energy
- building material
- maintenance and repair
- support growth
6 categories of nutrients:
- water
- carbohydrates
- fats
- protein
- vitamins
- minerals
nutrient deficiencies
under nutrition
nutrition excesses
over nutrition
5 major nutrition problems
- protein energy malnutrition
- vitamin A deficiency disorders
- iron deficiency anemia
- iodine deficiency disorders
- obesity
Strategies to address malnutrition:
country’s policymaking & coordinating body on nutrition
National Nutrition Council
Strategies to address malnutrition:
country’s guide for action for nutrition improvement.
Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition [PPAN]
- make the body grow
- rich in protein, iodine, iron, and vitamin B
Body-building foods
- give us energy
- rich in carbohydrates & fats
Energy-giving foods
- keep all our organs working & in good condition
- help in fighting common illnesses
- rich in vitamins & minerals
Body-regulating foods
- essential for growth & repair of body tissues
- body’s building blocks
Protein
Two types of protein malnutrition:
- clinical constellation of edema & under nutrition
- protein & energy lack
Kwashiorkor
Two types of protein malnutrition:
a physiological adaption to marked restriction of dietary energy
Marasmus
- Main source of energy
- modulate the production of insulin and other hormones
- synthesis of lipoproteins and cholesterol
provides bulk resulting in the modulation of peristalsis movement and the prevention of constipation.
Carbohydrates
Dietary fiber
- Concentrated source of energy
- helps absorbs & store fat- soluble vitamins
Fats
- Organic compounds essential
- Active in the regulation and metabolism and transformation of energy
Vitamins
Fat-soluble vitamins:
- normal vision
- bone and tooth growth & reproduction
- hormone synthesis
- immunity
- prevents xerophthalmia (deficiency)
Vitamin A/ Retinol/ Retinoic Acid
Fat-soluble vitamins:
- mineralization of bones
- prevents rickets & osteomalacia
Vitamin D/ Calciferol
Fat-soluble vitamins:
- antioxidants
- protect neuro-muscular system
- prevents arteriosclerosis
Vitamin E/ Tocopherol
Fat-soluble vitamins:
- for normal blood clotting
- synthesis of proteins in plasma, bones, & kidneys
Vitamin K/ Naphthoquinone
Water-soluble vitamins:
- Supports normal appetite & nervous tissue system function
- prevents beri-beri
B1/ THIAMIN
Water-soluble vitamins:
- supports skin health
- prevents deficiency by cracks and redness at the corners of the mouth
- inflammation of the mouth and dermatitis
B2/ RIBOFLAVIN
Water-soluble vitamins:
- supports skin health, nervous systems, and digestive system
- prevents pellagra
B3/ NIACIN
