5th Edition by Sizer & Whitney
Malnutrition - ANSWER: any condition caused by excess or deficient food energy or
nutrient intake or by an imbalance of nutrients
Best foods do what to your body? - ANSWER: Support body's growth and
maintenance.
T/F Your body continuously renews itself - ANSWER: True, your body continuously
renews itself
Nutrition - ANSWER: the study of the nutrients in foods and in the body. Organized
facts. Its forever active, changing and growing.
food - ANSWER: medically, any substance that the body can take in and assimilate
that will enable it to stay alive and grow.
diet - ANSWER: the foods a person usually eats/drinks
nutrients - ANSWER: components of food that are indispensable to the body's
functioning. Water, CHO, Fat, PRO, Vit, and Minerals
Influential lifestyle habits - ANSWER: Tobacco use, alcohol use, nutritional choices,
PA, sleep, stress, environmental factors, substance abuse
Chronic Diseases - ANSWER: Long duration degenerative diseases characterized by
deterioation of organs. Connection with poor diet. Ex heart disease, cancer and
diabetes.
4 Leading Causes of Death Nutrition Related - ANSWER: 1. Heart Disease 2. Cancer 3.
Stroke 4. Diabetes Mellitus
Human genome - ANSWER: the full complement of genetic information in the
chromosomes of a cell.
Genetics and nutrition affect diseases to varying degrees. More nutrition related are:
- ANSWER: iron deficiency anemia, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, toxicities, poor
resistance to disease, diabetes, HTN, Heart disease
, Genetics and nutrition affect diseases to varying degrees. Less nutrition related are: -
ANSWER: Down syndrome, hemophilia, sickle cell anemia, osetoporosis, cancer,
infectious diseases
Healthy People 2020 is set up by who - ANSWER: US Dept of Health and Human
Services set forth objectives every decade
Heathy People 2020 is what - ANSWER: Nutrition and Food safety objectives
regarding chronic diseases, food safety, maternal infant and child health, eating
disorders and food security
Progress toward HP 2010 objectives were mixed - ANSWER: Blood cholesterol levels;
fruit, veg and whole grain intake; PA; chronic diseases
Where does energy come from? - ANSWER: Indirectly from the sun
6 kinds of nutrients - ANSWER: Water, CHO, PRO, Fat, Vit, Mineral
4 of 6 nutrients are organic - ANSWER: CHO, PRO, Fat, Vit
3 nutrients provide energy - ANSWER: CHO, PRO, Fat
organic - ANSWER: carbon containing
energy yielding nutrients - ANSWER: aka macronutrients bc the body needs large
amounts. they are nutrients the body can use for energy: CHO 4g, Fat 9 g, PRO 4 g.
vitamins and minerals - ANSWER: provide no energy. also known as micronutrients
essential nutrients - ANSWER: the nutrients the body cannot make for itself
elemental diets - ANSWER: diets composed of purified ingredients of known
chemical composition. intended to supply all essential nutrients to people who
cannot eat food
real food is superior to supplements because you miss out on - ANSWER: nutrient
interactions, physical contribution, psychological contributions
phytochemicals - ANSWER: compounds in plant derived foods
dietary supplements - ANSWER: pills, liquids or powders that contain purified
nutrients or other ingredients
A nutritious diet has 5 characteristics - ANSWER: Adequacy, balance, calorie control,
moderation and variety