PSYC 2301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Motivational Interviewing, Binge Eating, Binge Eating Disorder
10 Nov 2015
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Chapter 8: nutrition, weight control, diet, exercise, and safety. Components of food: carbohydrates: simple and complex sugars that are major sources of energy for the body o. Includes glucose, fructose, sucrose, lactose, and starch: lipids: also known as fats and also provide energy for the body. Include saturated, polyunsaturated, and cholesterol: proteins: helps the body synthesize new material. Include calcium, iron, phosphorus, etc: fiber: helps aid in digestion. Newborns can learn to like what their mothers are eating while they are. The more fast food restaurants in a neighbourhood, the more people eat. High-density lipoproteins: decreased likelihood of plaque buildup breastfeeding it. Nutrition and health: diet and atherosclerosis, lipoproteins, fats. Desirable and undesirable weights: body mass index, <18: underweight, 18-25: normal weight, 25-30: overweight, 30+: obese. Epigenetic factors can play a role in obesity. There are specific genes in animals that link to obesity: set point theory: each person has a certain set weight that the body tries to maintain.
