NTRI 2000 Chapter 1: NTRI Ch. 1 (1)
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The anemia caused by sickle-cell disease, for example, is purely hereditary. Vitamins // organic: carbohydrate // organic, minerals, water, macronutrients (energy yielding, carbohydrate: 4 cal/g. Alcohol (yields energy, but is not a nutrient): 7 cal/ g: micronutrients - provide no energy. What is the % fat: carbs : 53 g, 53g x 4 kcal/g= 212 kcal. Protein : 35g, 35g x 4 kcal/g = 140 kcal. Fat : 48g, 48g x 9 kcal/g = 432 kcal. Total of 784 kcal, (432/784) x 100 = 55. 1 % fat: elemental diets - used for survival, cannot help people thrive, formula administered to severely ill people. Parenteral nutrition (nutrients give into vein: food is superior to supplements, nutrient interactions. Phytochemicals - compounds that confer color, taste, and other characteristics to foods: bioactive food components - interact with metabolic processes in the body and may affect disease risks, physical and emotional comfort, types of foods, whole foods.
