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A concise overview of basic nutrition concepts, including the definition of diet, nutrients, and their functions. It also explores the impact of diet on health, highlighting the importance of a balanced diet to prevent chronic diseases. A series of questions and answers related to the key concepts, making it a useful resource for students studying introductory nutrition.
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Diet ✔✔usual pattern of food choices What are some of the things that can influence diet? ✔✔- ethnic/ cultural background
Six major classes of nutrients: ✔✔1. carbohydrates
Alkaloids ✔✔Stimulant effects Glycosides ✔✔May kill certain microbes, inhibit certain cancers, and reduce risk of heart deiseas Capsaicinoids ✔✔May provide some pain relief Fructooligosaccharides ✔✔May stimulate the growth of some beneficial bacteria in the human intestinal tract Risk Factor ✔✔A personal characteristic that increases a persons chance pf developing a disease Lifestyle ✔✔usual way of living, including dietary practices and physical activity habits calorie ✔✔the unit that describes the energy content of food kilocalorie (Calorie) ✔✔heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 liter of water 1 degree celcius: measure of food energy macronutrients ✔✔nutrients needed in gram amounts daily that provide energy; carbohydrated, protiens and fats micronutrients ✔✔vitamins and minerals
empty-calorie ✔✔describes food or beverage that supplies excessive amounts of unhealthy solid fat, added sugars, and/or alcohol nutrient-dense ✔✔describes food or beverage that has more vitamins and minerals in raltions to its unhealthy fat, added sugar, and/or alcohol energy density ✔✔energy value of the food in relation to the foods weight moderation ✔✔obtaining adequate amounts of nutrients while balancing calorie intake with calorie expindeture