Nutrition and Behaviour
6th February 2017
Lecture 1: Introduction
Overview of the module:
Food Allergy and Food Intolerance
Feingold diet
Additives
Food intolerance and mental illness
Food intolerance and hyperactivity
Perinatal Diet
Brain development
Breast feeding
Essential Fatty Acids
Brain development
Depression
Dementia
Ageing
Anti-oxidants
Mediterranean diet
Fat
Homocysteine
Vitamin/Mineral Supplements
Intelligence
Aggression
Obesity
Satiety/Satiation
Portion size
Calorie reduction
, Walter de la Mere: It’s a very odd thing, As odd as can be, That whatever Miss T eats, Turns into Miss T You are
what you eat!
The body is an amalgamation of what is eaten.
The structure of your body and brain are made from building blocks supplied by the diet. The fuel to run your brain
comes from food. The release of energy requires mechanisms dependant on food.
Nutrients
A nutrient is a chemical substance in food that helps maintain the body.
Some provide the body with energy.
All nutrients help to build cells and tissues, regulate bodily processes such as breathing.
No single food supplies all the nutrients the body needs to function.
Nutrients are often divided into two groups: Macro and Micro. The differentiation is made between those that are
needed in large quantities (macro) in order to cover its energy requirements, and others which are also required but
a much smaller quantity of them is needed (micro).
Protein
A macro-nutrient that can be divided into two types: Protein and Peptides (smaller proteins) which are both
essential to the cell.
Two major functions:
Enzymes that catalyze biological reactions
Structural
Proteins and peptides are made up of chains of amino-acids. Unlike fat and starch, the human body does not store
excess amino-acids for later use and so they must be within food intake every day.
The body differentiates between essential amino-acids and non-essential.
6th February 2017
Lecture 1: Introduction
Overview of the module:
Food Allergy and Food Intolerance
Feingold diet
Additives
Food intolerance and mental illness
Food intolerance and hyperactivity
Perinatal Diet
Brain development
Breast feeding
Essential Fatty Acids
Brain development
Depression
Dementia
Ageing
Anti-oxidants
Mediterranean diet
Fat
Homocysteine
Vitamin/Mineral Supplements
Intelligence
Aggression
Obesity
Satiety/Satiation
Portion size
Calorie reduction
, Walter de la Mere: It’s a very odd thing, As odd as can be, That whatever Miss T eats, Turns into Miss T You are
what you eat!
The body is an amalgamation of what is eaten.
The structure of your body and brain are made from building blocks supplied by the diet. The fuel to run your brain
comes from food. The release of energy requires mechanisms dependant on food.
Nutrients
A nutrient is a chemical substance in food that helps maintain the body.
Some provide the body with energy.
All nutrients help to build cells and tissues, regulate bodily processes such as breathing.
No single food supplies all the nutrients the body needs to function.
Nutrients are often divided into two groups: Macro and Micro. The differentiation is made between those that are
needed in large quantities (macro) in order to cover its energy requirements, and others which are also required but
a much smaller quantity of them is needed (micro).
Protein
A macro-nutrient that can be divided into two types: Protein and Peptides (smaller proteins) which are both
essential to the cell.
Two major functions:
Enzymes that catalyze biological reactions
Structural
Proteins and peptides are made up of chains of amino-acids. Unlike fat and starch, the human body does not store
excess amino-acids for later use and so they must be within food intake every day.
The body differentiates between essential amino-acids and non-essential.
