NFSC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Serving Size, Health Claim, Calorie
11 Dec 2016
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The science of food and nutrients they contain. Their action in the body: ingestion, digestion, absorption, transport, metabolism, excretion. The quality of your daily diet affects your health and the risk of diseases. Researchers study relationships between various diet (supplements) and a specific health conditions, and concludes with general recommendations for a healthy diet . It uses the scientific method to uncover unknown nutrition facts. New findings must be repeated before they can be considered valid. New findings must withstand the test of time. Case (individual) studies: potential interaction between nutrition and observation. Epidemiological studies (populations: correlation of nutrition and observation. Intervention (clinical) studies: experimental vs. control (placebo) group. Laboratory (pre-clinical) studies: mechanism-based study using experimental animals. New food labels tell a lot about food. They don"t suggest what foods to eat that"s your decision. But labels can help you make your personal nest food choices choices that benefit you now and in the future too.
