ESS 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dietary Reference Intake, Nutrient Density, Vitamin A Deficiency
17 Nov 2017
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Made up number, not true for all, average amount is 2. 5-3. 5 lbs. Eat healthy snacks like yogurt, fruit, string cheese, nut butters. Add up, can be empty calories (no nutritional value, hidden sugars), drink water! (essential nutrient) Chapter 1: the science and scope of nutrition. Knowledge gained from sequencing the human genome. Nutrition : the study of dietary intake and behavior as well as the nutrients and constituents in food including the use in the body and influence on human health. Effects of food on health, disease risk. Actions of food, chemicals in the body. Still have vital roles in body processes: cholesterol, certain amino acids, 6 classes of nutrients required for the body to function: Colorful diet= good, nutritional stuff= good (grow out of earth) When you cook food at a high level, kill off some nutrients. Diet significantly influences risk for 5/10 leading causes of death in the us. Water and minerals do not yield energy.
