BIOL 233 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Dietary Supplement, Functional Food
22 Sep 2020
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Goals for spotlight on dietary supplements and functional foods. The goals for this spotlight are part of our second unit. Although the spotlights in your book are not officially chapters, they are organized in the same way and also contain important and interesting information! Define and use: dietary supplement, phytochemical, megadose, functional food. Recognize that vitamins at high (megadose) levels can have much different effects than at low doses, and potentially be toxic. Recognize that supplements often do not contain their advertised ingredients or advertised doses due to lack of regulation. Identify or describe the difference between a phytochemical and a vitamin. Identify which types of foods provide phytochemicals (plants!) Describe or identify the difference between a dietary supplement and a drug. Explain why eating a varied diet is better than a poor or mediocre diet + supplements. Give examples of several phytochemicals and their potential benefits. Describe some of the (beneficial) actions of phytochemicals (e. g. neutralizing free radicals)
