Raising the Bar for Success First Semester Johns Hopkins University Nutrition

Raising the Bar for Success First Semester Johns Hopkins University Nutrition What is the definition of nutrition? • Process by which body ingests, absorbs, transports, uses, and eliminates nutrients and food Understand the nutritional requirements: • during exercise o higher intake necessary due to higher energy expenditure • during illness o clear/full liquid diets, soft, pureed depending on conditions o therapeutic diets: low salt, low fat, calorie reduction, ↑fiber ...