Module 1 Flashcards
What is the science of NUTR?
The interactions between food and organisms
What is lacking in the Canadian diet?
- grains
- veggies and fruits
- plants based proteins
What is the Canadian Community health survey?
Collects data that communicates the health and food intakes of Canadians through a yearly survey
What is a kilojoules? Kilocalorie?
Kilojoules - the amount of work it takes to move an object weighing one kilo
Kilocalorie - The amount of heat that is used to express the amount of energy provided by foods.
What are examples of natural health products regulated by Health Canada?
- vitamins - mineral supplements, amino acids, traditional medicines
What are the names of substances that come from animals and plants?
animals- zoochemical
Plants - phytochemicals
What is a key element of a healthy persons diet?
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plants are the main source of their diet
What are the essential acids?
alinoliec acids and linoliec acids
how many minerals are essential acids?
all of them
What is malnutrition?
Any condition that results from nutrient intake below or above the recommended amount
What is undernutrition? Overnutrition?
Undernutrition - food or nutrition deficiency
Overnutrition - access to nutrients that can cause adverse or toxic reactions.
What is Nutritional genomics (Nutrigenomics)?
The study of how diet affects our genes and how gene variation can affect nutrition.
