NUTR 3210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Micronutrient, Rickets, Hydrolysis
21 Mar 2018
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500bc: anaxagoras; food became human body containing generative components. 1614ad: sanctorius (founding father of metabolic studies) ; sum total of waste (urine, feces, sweat) was less that sum ingested. 17th century: dietary supplementation improves health of individuals with certain diseases (iron wines improves anemia, citrus prevents scurvy (vit c)). 19th century: vitamins and importance in prevention of diseases. 20th century: methods from variety of field"s moves beyond describing nutrients . 21st century: nutritional genomics appears diets + genes impact individuals health. 0,5% of our budget goes towards disease prevention nutrition has ability to play a significant role a niche. The science of : food, nutrients + substances in food, action, interaction and balance in relation to health + disease, processes by which organism: ingests, digest, absorbs. What is nutrition? how much is necessary for optimal health utilizes, excretes food substances: modern nutrition strayed from understanding the prevention of nutrient deficiencies to understanding effects of over-nutrition.
