BIOD 121: Nutrition – Module Guide |
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4 types of health claims - Correct Answer✔✔-1. Health claim
2. Preliminary health claim
3. Nutrient claim
4. Structure/function claim
Advertising: - Correct Answer✔✔-This is a major media tool used to
influence our food choices in terms of intake as well as what we
purchase. Advertisements aimed at children are a major marketing
strategy. The U.S. food industry spends billions of dollars each year
on advertising. Some of the most popular food items advertised are
high in sugar or fat.
Anthropometric assessment - Correct Answer✔✔-measurements of
body composition, including weight, height, skin fold measurements,
and body circumference
Appetite - Correct Answer✔✔-the external drive often related to
pleasant sensations associated with food and can lead us to eat even if
we are not hungry. (Positive)
Balance - Correct Answer✔✔-calories and portion size
Biochemical assessment - Correct Answer✔✔-measurement of
nutrients in the blood, urine, and feces
Calorie - Correct Answer✔✔-Calorie = 1 kilocalorie = 1,000 calories
calorie - Correct Answer✔✔-often a general term for energy, and it is
the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of
water one degree Celsius (1/1,000th of a kilocalorie)
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Carbohydrates - Correct Answer✔✔-- Organic Macronutrient
-composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
-complex or simple forms found in starches and sugars
-broken down into glucose—a source of energy for cells and tissue
-function: primary source of energy
-sources: grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, and legumes
Clinical assessment - Correct Answer✔✔-physical examination
evaluating the general appearance of the skin, eyes, tongue, teeth, and
throat; blood pressure and mobility are also often checked
Cognitive forces - Correct Answer✔✔-Habits, Comfort foods,
advertising, social factors, nutritional value
Comfort foods: - Correct Answer✔✔-Early influences expose us to a
variety of foods that we relate to people, places, and events. Many of
our diet habits begin during childhood, and the memories carry
through for the rest of our lives. Consuming our favorite foods can
make us feel better, provide security, decrease anxiety, and relieve
stress. Positive or negative feelings associated with particular foods
may begin in childhood but persist throughout our lifetime.
Cultural/religious beliefs - Correct Answer✔✔-Culture defines our
attitudes, and it is the strongest influence on food preferences. Food
may have a symbolic meaning related to family traditions, social
status, experience, customs, and health. The culture in which we are
raised has a major impact on what foods we prefer. In all cultures,
eating is a primary way of maintaining social relationships.
Describe how the hypothalamus regulates huger & satiety - Correct
Answer✔✔-When we have not eaten for a period of time, the
concentration of nutrients in the blood begin to decline. This drop
stimulates the feeding center in the hypothalamus, which then signals
us to eat. When nutrient levels in the blood begin to rise, the satiety