NUTR 207 Lecture 1: Chapter 1 Random
26 Feb 2019
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Nutrition: science of nutrients and their actions in the body organic nutrients: carbon containing nutrients. Nutrients: substances obtained from food that act as building blocks for the body to maintain health repair tissues and promote growth. Do not provide energy can not be destroyed/ can be lost. Carbohydrate, fat, protein= macronutrients (organic) waters and minerals (inorganic) waters and minerals (inorganic) non-essential: body can synthesize. Essential: must obtain from food because the body cannot make them for itself in sufficient quantities to meet physiological needs. Energy density: measure of the energy a food provides relative to the amount of the food. But it is not a nutrient, however, because it cannot support the body"s growth, maintenance, or repair. Dri (dietary reference intakes) : a set of values for the dietary nutrient intakes of healthy people in the united states and canada.
