HNSC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Quackery, Nutrient Density, Food Energy
25 Dec 2015
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Health- the state of a human when it functions optimally without evidence of disease or abnormality. Optimal health for canadians can only be achieved when greater efforts are made in health promotion and prevention of illness, and when nutrition is an integral part of these efforts (health canada) Nutrition- the study of the nutrients in foods, how nutrients are used in the body, and human behaviors related to food. Diet- the foods and beverages a person eats and drinks. Food- any substance that the body can take in and assimilate that will enable it to stay alive and healthy. Chronic disease- a long duration degenerative disease, characterized by damage of body organs. Many chronic diseases (e. g. ,diabetes, heart disease, some types of cancer, dental disease, adult bone loss, etc. ) have a connection to poor diet. These diseases cannot necessarily be prevented by a good diet alone, as other factors like genetic and lifestyle play a role as well.
