Foods and Nutrition 1021 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Peristalsis, Food Energy, Fried Chicken

• School: Western University
• Department: Foods and Nutrition
• Course: Foods and Nutrition 1021
• Professor: Noelle Martin

Document Summary

F & n readings chapters 1, 2, & 3. Nutrients in food support growth, maintenance, and repair of the body. Deficiencies, excesses, and imbalances of nutrients bring on the diseases of malnutrition. Chronic diseases long duration degenerative diseases characterized by deterioration of the body organs (ex. heart disease, cancer, diabetes) Choice of diet influences long-term health within the range set by genetic inheritance. Nutrition has little influence on some diseases by strongly affects others. Nutritional genomics the science of how nutrients affect the activities of genes and how genes affect the activities of nutrients. Nutritional genomics holds great promise for advances in nutrition science. Organic nutrients are nutrients that contain carbon derived from living things. Essential nutrients (body cannot make on its own and must be ingested to avoid deficiencies) are found in all six classes of nutrients. Food supplies energy and nutrients - foremost amongst the nutrients is water. Energy-yielding nutrients are carbohydrates, fats (lipids), and protein.