NTRI 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Microgram, Cardiovascular Disease, Fokker E.Ii

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Chapter 1: what you eat and why: what is nutrition, the science that links food to health and disease a. i. Includes processes by which the human organism ingests, digests, absorbs, transports, metabolizes, ad excretes food substances: the study of nutrients in our body and in the diet. What are nutrients: components of food that are indispensable to the proper functioning of the body a. i. About 2/3 of total energy is being used to just keep you alive (metabolic rate) a. iii. Essential nutrients: all nutrients are important but essential nutrients are nutrients that our body can"t make or can"t make in sufficient amount a. i. Our body makes water but cannot make enough of it. Food as nourishment: by age 65 you"ll eat about 70,000 meals (50 tons of food, you"ll spend nearly 4 years of your life eating, the foods you choose have a cumulative effect on your health.

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