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Contemporary Nutrition 10 Spring 2014 Diana Wright PhD, RD

Contemporary Nutrition 10 Spring 2014 Diana Wright PhD, RD. Today ’ s Class. Welcome/Goals/Introductions Attendance Review ‘ Course Outline ’ Introduce some basics. My Goals. Provide tools to be: An informed, critical thinking consumer

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Contemporary Nutrition 10 Spring 2014 Diana Wright PhD, RD

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  1. Contemporary Nutrition 10 Spring 2014 Diana Wright PhD, RD

  2. Today’s Class • Welcome/Goals/Introductions • Attendance • Review‘Course Outline’ • Introduce some basics

  3. My Goals Provide tools to be: • An informed, critical thinking consumer • Able to identify when you are eating well and……when you are not! • Able to recognize when nutrition info is reliable and……. when it is not!

  4. About Me • LA native transplanted to Gilroy • PhD in Nutrition & Food Science (UCLA, UCD), Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) • Employment: De Anza and Apple, Inc.-Wellness • Fun=hikingand growing-cooking- eating-learning about food, especially if with family and my -->

  5. Meet One Another • Exchange contact information with 2 classmates. • Form groups of 3-4. Answer following on card provided. • List full name of each person.. Last name first • Birth country, languages spoken besides English • Do you take supplements (vits, mins, protein, etc.)? • Identify a food intake habit you need to change.

  6. Attendance • If you want to add the class, take an add code and sign your name. • I will not offer add codes after Wednesday.

  7. Course Syllabus • Read and use the syllabus. • Best way to communicate with me is via wrightdiana@fhda.edu • Check my website weekly for notes/handouts. • Textbook is important. It supports lecture. • And…yes, really….read and use the syllabus.

  8. Some Basics Nutrition…...

  9. So, what do you know? T/F 1. Vitamins make people energetic. 2. High Fructose Corn Syrup causes weight gain. 3. Avocado, olives and nuts are cholesterol free. 4. Most of our daily calories are spent on physical activity. 5. Muscle is primarily water by weight. 6. Sugar has more calories/gram than protein. 7. The #1 cause of vitamin toxicity is supplement abuse. 8. Special diets can prevent/cure cancer.

  10. Where do I find reliable nutrition info?

  11. Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) • US nutrition expert • Education required to become an RDN Bachelor’s degree/meet academic requirements Internship National registration exam Continuing Education throughout career • Visit www.eatright.org to learn more

  12. Other Reliable Resources • Licensed or Certified Dietitian or Certified Nutritionist (certification not option in CA) • Anyone can use title of Nutritionist, Dietitian or ‘nutritionalist’. Not Reliable • eatright.org, quackwatch.com, cspi.com, mayoclinic.com, supertracker.usda.gov

  13. Calories. Evil or Necessary? Absolutely, positively vital for life!! Calories (kilocalories) = energy Calorie--Unit of measurement of energy content of an organic fuel (butter, sugar, gasoline, wood!) They are not really good or bad.

  14. Do calories make us fat? • Nope! • Excess calorie intake makes us fat. • Bomb Calorimeter • Used to measure calorie content of food • Carbs and Protein 4 calories/gram • Lipid (fats, oils) 9 • Alcohol 7

  15. Nutrition 10-Survival Tips

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