Meredith Elwood
NTRI 2000
Chapter 1 Notes
● Nutrition - a science of how food nourishes the body.
● Chosen food exert cumulative effects on the body - good or poor health
● Your body continually renews itself.
● The best foods for you support your body’s growth and maintenance.
● Malnutrition - Deficiencies, imbalances, and excesses of nutrients.
● Influential lifestyle habits - tobacco or alcohol use and nutritional choices.
● Chronic diseases are linked to a poor diet.
● Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US.
● Genetics and nutrition affect diseases to varying degrees - sickle-cell disease,
human genome.
Why be Physically Active?
● People who combine regular physical activity with a nutritious diet can expect to
receive at least some of these benefits:
○ Reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, certain cancers,
hypertension, and other diseases.
, ○ Increased endurance, strength, and flexibility.
○ More cheerful outlook and less likelihood of depression.
○ Feeling of vigor and belonging.
○ A more youthful appearance, healthy skin, and improved muscle tone.
○ Reduced body fat.
○ Faster wound healing.
Other Lifestyle Choices:
● Lifestyle choices affecting health
○ Sleep.
○ Emotional stress.
○ Environmental factors.
○ Substance abuse.
○ Physical activity.
The Human Body and its Food:
● The energy the body uses comes indirectly from the sun - plant derived food.
● The body requires six kinds of nutrients
○ Four are organic - containing a carbon.
○ Carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins (four organic), minerals, and water.
NTRI 2000
Chapter 1 Notes
● Nutrition - a science of how food nourishes the body.
● Chosen food exert cumulative effects on the body - good or poor health
● Your body continually renews itself.
● The best foods for you support your body’s growth and maintenance.
● Malnutrition - Deficiencies, imbalances, and excesses of nutrients.
● Influential lifestyle habits - tobacco or alcohol use and nutritional choices.
● Chronic diseases are linked to a poor diet.
● Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US.
● Genetics and nutrition affect diseases to varying degrees - sickle-cell disease,
human genome.
Why be Physically Active?
● People who combine regular physical activity with a nutritious diet can expect to
receive at least some of these benefits:
○ Reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, certain cancers,
hypertension, and other diseases.
, ○ Increased endurance, strength, and flexibility.
○ More cheerful outlook and less likelihood of depression.
○ Feeling of vigor and belonging.
○ A more youthful appearance, healthy skin, and improved muscle tone.
○ Reduced body fat.
○ Faster wound healing.
Other Lifestyle Choices:
● Lifestyle choices affecting health
○ Sleep.
○ Emotional stress.
○ Environmental factors.
○ Substance abuse.
○ Physical activity.
The Human Body and its Food:
● The energy the body uses comes indirectly from the sun - plant derived food.
● The body requires six kinds of nutrients
○ Four are organic - containing a carbon.
○ Carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins (four organic), minerals, and water.
