HUMNNTR 2210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nutrient, Food Energy, Health Promotion
4 Aug 2018
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Satiety: what factors in uence satiety? when you"re full. Hunger; the primarily physiological drive to nd and eat food, mostly regulated by internal cues to eating. Appetite: the primarily psychological in uences that encourage us to nd and eat food, often in the absence of obvious hunger. Satiety: state in which there is no longer a desire to eat; a feeling of satisfaction. How do we de ne nutrition? a science of eating, foods, and what those foods do to your body. Nutrition: science that links foods to health and disease; includes ingestion, digestion, absorption, transportation, and execration of nutrients. Nutrients: chemical substances in food that contribute to health. Provide building blocks for growth and maintenance. Omission leads to decline in biological function. You must consume it in the diet. Adding it back will make it better. Proteins: amino acids in proteins 20-22, with 9 essential acids. Vitamins; micro nutrients that do not provide calories.
