NUTR 2050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Homeostasis, Failure To Thrive, Tetraodontidae
10 Apr 2015
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Principles of the science: nutrition is an interdisciplinary science focused on the study of foods, nutrients, and other food constituents and health, nutrients: chemical substances in foods that are used by the body for growth and. Principle #1 food is a basic need of humans: humans need enough food to live and the right assortment of foods for optimal health. People who have enough food to meet their needs at all times experience food security: gaining food in socially acceptable ways. Food security: assess at all times to a sufficient supply of safe, nutritious foods. Food insecurity: limited or uncertain availability of safe nutritious foods, or the ability to acquire them in socially acceptable ways. Some nutrients are provided by diet while other can be made by the body: essential nutrients: substances required for growth and health that cannot be produced, or produced in sufficient amounts by the body.
