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leading causes of death attributed to heart disease, cancer, stroke
nutrition
energy yielding nutrients broken down to generate energy
- carbs, lipids, proteins
macronutrients needed in large amounts
- carbs, lipid, proteins, water
micronutrients needed in small amounts
- vitamins, minerals
inorganic does not contain carbon
organic contains carbon
amount of energy provided by carbs 4 kcals
amount of energy provided by lipids 9 kcal
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amount of energy provided by 4 kcal
protein
amount of energy provided by 7 kcal
alcohol
examples of nutrient-dense foods low fat milk, fruit/nut trail mix, fresh fruit, baked
chips, oatmeal raisin cookies
epidemiological study observing relationships between diet, health, and
disease patterns in dif populations
balance study compares the total amount of a nutrient that enters
the body with the total amount that leaves the
body
depletion-repletion study A study that feeds subjects a diet devoid of a
nutrient until signs of deficiency appear, and then
adds the nutrient back to the diet to a level at
which symptoms disappear and health is restored
double blind study An experiment in which neither the participant nor
the researcher knows whether the participant has
received the treatment or the placebo
single blind study study in which the subjects do not know if they are
in the experimental or the control group
variety selecting nutrient dense foods from each food
group and within each
balance one food lacking in a nutrient, balance with
another food that doesnt
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moderation all types of food are ok
- not consuming too much energy, fat, sugar, alc
- achieves healthy weight and lowers risk of chronic
disease
Steps of the Scientific Method observation, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion
theory vs hypothesis theory: explanation based on scientific study and
reasoning
hypothesis: proposed explanation
sources of reliable nutrition info Government recommendations, universities, health
professionals, nonprofit organizations based on
science to provide information to improve health
recommended dietary allowances intakes that meet needs of 97-98% of healthy
individs in each group
- determined using EAR value and taking into acct
individ variability
- intakes lower than this can indicate deficiency
Estimated Average Requirement amount of a nutrient that meets the needs of 50%
(EAR) of healthy people in a life stage/gender group
Adequate Intake (AI) a recommended average daily nutrient intake level
based on observed or experimentally determined
estimates of nutrient intake by a group of healthy
people
Upper Levels (UL) max daily intakes unlikely to pose a risk to almost
all individs in specific group
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