LIFESCI 2N03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: High Fructose Corn Syrup, European Corn Borer, Skimmed Milk
16 Mar 2016
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A diet that provides enough of the energy, nutrients, and bre to maintain a person"s health. What you need depends on who you are and what you do. Ex: a person that has a greater body mass has a greater caloric need - b/c they have more tissue and more metabolism to support. Ex: athlete has a di erent dietary need vs. student who sits a lot of the day studying. Refers to eating the right amounts of foods to maintain a healthy weight and to optimize the body"s metabolic processes. A diet that contains the combinations of foods that provide the proper balance of nutrientstrying to achieve rda or ai. >a balanced diet is - you have these macronutrients and list of micronutrients - and a balanced diet is one where it keeps you balanced across the board amount that is going to serve your needs.
