Foods and Nutrition 1021 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Bioterrorism, Genetic Predisposition, Malnutrition

• School: Western University
• Department: Foods and Nutrition
• Course: Foods and Nutrition 1021
• Professor: Jennifer Broxterman

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Infectious diseases: caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, can be transmitted from one person to another through air, water, or food; by contact; or through vectors (mosquitoes, fleas) Degenerative diseases: chronic, irreversible diseases, characterized by degeneration of body organs due to poor lifestyle choices (poor food choices, smoking, alcohol use, & lack of pa); lifestyle diseases, chronic diseases, or diseases of old age. Nutrition and immunity: deficient intakes of many vitamins & minerals, associated with impaired disease resistance, some deficiencies more immediately harmful to immunity than others. Influence of nutrients on the functioning of the immune system, esp. in medical nutrition therapies: defi(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) or to(cid:454)i(cid:272)it(cid:455) of a si(cid:374)gle (cid:374)utrie(cid:374)t (cid:272)a(cid:374) seriousl(cid:455) (cid:449)eake(cid:374) a perso(cid:374)"s immune defences (e. g. vit. A deficiency: deficiencies known to impair immunity, protein, energy, vit. A, d, e, c, b, folate, copper, mg, se, fe, zn: toxicities known to impair immunity, fe, zn. Modifiable vs. non-modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease.