FOOD20003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nutrient, Micronutrient, Vitamin A

• School: University of Melbourne
• Department: Food Science
• Course: FOOD20003
• Professor: ken Ng

Document Summary

The book is very important: understanding nutrition (au&nz edition). Read and understand the book, do good in exams. Language is written in simple terms, so not hard to understand. ebook recommended. Nutrition is the science of foods and the nutrients they contain and their actions within the body (including ingestion, digestion, absorption, transport, metabolism and excretion). It also includes the social, economic, cultural, and psychological implications of food and eating. Products derived from plants or animals that can be consumed to yield energy and nutrients for the maintenance of life and growth and repair of tissues. Food choices can significantly affect our health and are influenced by multiple factors, including: Social interactions, such as special events, customs and holidays where food is involved. There are positive and negative associations with food choice, such as: Politi(cid:272)al (cid:448)ie(cid:449)s or e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)er(cid:374)s, e. g. so(cid:373)e people (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t eat (cid:373)eat (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause of sustai(cid:374)a(cid:271)ility a(cid:374)d environment, etc.