BPK 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Unsaturated Fat, Trans Fat, Energy Brands
23 Oct 2016
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On average, we make approximately 200 food-based decisions a day: it"s not about what you eat one time, but how you eat overall, the food choices we make determine the nutrients we consume. We need >40 essential nutrients to stay healthy: some fortified into foods. Your overall diet is a critical determinant of your health status and risk for chronic diseases. Carbohydrates, fats and protein are nutrients that provide us with energy, measured in kilocalories. The amount of kilocalories a diet contains is the primary nutritional predictor of body weight. It is important to choose foods with higher nutrient density, to get more bang for your (caloric) buck". Emotional attachments to certain foods cultural and societal norms geographic availability environment. The 6 essential nutrients: the macronutrients (needed in larger amounts) Carbohydrates sugars, starches, fibre organic (carbon-containing) * Lipids (fats) cholesterol, saturated fats, unsaturated fats organic * Proteins made of amino acids organic *
