HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Probiotic, Bacon, Butters Stotch
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46% of the class believe that they eat a healthy diet, 36% say they don"t and 18% are not sure. Nutrition: the science of food and the substances they contain how food nourishes our body and how food influences our health: provides us with energy an nutrients, used by the body for maintenance, growth and repair. Nutrition is one of several factors that contribute to health: physical health - combination of diet and physical activity, spiritual, emotional. Social, occupational and physical health are the main types of. Nutrition can prevent or reduce the risk for diseases. Nutrition plays some role in osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and some types of disease. cancer. Disease with a strong nutritional component: top ii diabetes, heart disease, Importance of nutrition: primary deficiency caused by inadequate diet or secondary deficiency caused by problem inside the body: diet history and health history: declining nutrient stores: laboratory tests. Physical (outward) signs and symptoms: physical examination and anthropometric measures.