FNN 111 Chapter Notes -Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Nutrient, Food Composition Data

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Nutrition and Food
• Course: FNN 111
• Professor: Josh Tarini

Document Summary

What influences your eating practices: family/peers, childhood experiences, ethnic background/religious beliefs, education, occupation/income, urban/rural residence, food composition, convenience and availability, food flavor, texture, and appearance, nutritional beliefs/health beliefs, current health status, advertising/media, mood. Increase fruit/vegetable consumption: do physical activity regularly. Limit alcohol intake: avoid exposure to tobacco. Nutrition: study of the composition of nutrients, chemicals that are in food that are necessary for life, and how the body uses them. Encompasses the study of chemistry, biology, anthropology, and psych. Life sustaining substances in food: carbs, lipids (fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water (most essential nutrient, essential nutrient: must be supplied by food because the body cant synthesize the nutrient or make enough to meet its needs. What is a calorie: heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1000g (1l) of water 1 degree c, describes energy content of food, reported in 1000 calorie units: kilocalorie (kcal) 1kcal = 1000 calories= 1.