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Chapter One

Chapter One. The Art of Understanding Nutrition. What is Nutrition?. The study of foods, their nutrients & other chemical components, their actions & interactions in the body & their influence on health & disease. I. Nutrition & Health Promotion. General factors that influence health

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Chapter One

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  1. Chapter One The Art of Understanding Nutrition

  2. What is Nutrition? • The study of foods, their nutrients & other chemical components, their actions & interactions in the body & their influence on health & disease.

  3. I. Nutrition & Health Promotion • General factors that influence health • Nutrition factors that influence health • Degenerative Diseases • Diet Recommendations

  4. A. General Factors that Influence Health • Regular, adequate sleep • Regularity of meals • Regular physical activity • Abstinence from smoking • Abstinence or moderation in alcohol use • Weight control

  5. B. Nutrition Factors that Influence Health • Malnutrition: any condition caused by an excess, deficiency, or imbalance of calories or nutrients • Undernutrition: severe underconsumption of calories or nutrients leading to disease or increased susceptibility to disease

  6. Cont’d • Overnutrition: calorie or nutrient overconsumption severe enough to cause disease or increased risk to disease

  7. C. Degenerative Diseases • Degenerative Diseases are chronic diseased characterized by deterioration of body organs as a result of misuse & neglect. • Environmental, behavioral, social, genetic & dietary factors combine to determine one’s likelihood of suffering from a degenerative disease.

  8. Cont’d • Disease risk can be altered by changing habits that can be controlled. • Poor eating habits • Smoking • Lack of exercise • Alcohol consumption • Other lifestyle habits

  9. The Ten Leading Causes of Death in the United States

  10. D. Diet Recommendations • Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition & Health • NRC’s Diet & Health • Healthy People 2010: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Objectives • Disease-related objectives • Nutrition objectives • Food Safety objectives www.health.gov/healthypeople

  11. II. Fast Guide to Eating on the Run • Hold the mayo • Don’t be fooled with “chicken” & “fish” • Frozen yogurt • Hold the butter • Side salad

  12. III. Understanding Our Food Choices • Appetite vs. Hunger • Appetite: the psychological desire to eat, which is not always accompanied by hunger • Hunger: the physiological need for food

  13. Cont’d • Social Influences • Availability • Income & Food Prices • Advertising & the Media • Social Groups

  14. Social Groups

  15. Cont’d • Cultural Influences • Traditions • Beliefs & Values • Cultural Norms • Religion

  16. IV. Separating Nutrition Fact from Fiction • Reading About Nutrition • Common Nutrition Frauds • Clues to Quackery • Likely Victims • How to Find a Qualified Nutritionist http://www.eatright.org/

  17. www.wemarket4u.net/fatfoe FTC on bogus weight loss claims

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