HLTB11H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Microsoft Onenote, Prospective Cohort Study, Adipose Tissue
3 Mar 2019
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Introduction to diet and nutrients: human nutrition: the science that studies the interaction b/t human health and food (slide-6 &35) nutrigenomics: study of the interaction b/t genetic variation and nutrition, genes vs. Cancer, heart disease and stroke are top 3 leading causes of death in canada. I. e. , eating flaxseeds promotes healthy bowel movement; physiological effect. Observational studies: determines an association or correlation b/t diet and health. Cohort = a group of individuals of a particular characteristic (i. e. , # of infants born in. Intervention trials: determines causation (or establishes a causal link) b/t diet and health. High sodium => high risk of hypertension high vitamin c intake => low risk of cold. Low in sodium => low risk of hypertension low vitamin c => high risk of sickness. Confuses the researcher on what could have been the actual cause (y) of the resulting effects of. Diet typical of the population substantial change in the diet.
