Health Sciences 2000A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dietary Reference Intake, Binge Eating Disorder, Key Food

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2000A/B
• Professor: Kenneth Kirkwood

Document Summary

Monitoring calories: nutrients: constituents of food that sustain us, canadian calorie intake, too high, percentage carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, calorie. Key points: ages 2 years and older. Age- and sex-specific: variety of foods, balance intake ( rainbow depicts proportional intakes, moderation of caloric intake. Watero dehydration: abnormal depletion of body fluids: 50-60% of body weight, dietary reference intake: Carbohydrates: circulates glucose in the body, simple carbohydrates (sugars) Who: recommends <10% calories from added sugars: complex carbohydrates. Glycogen: storage form of carbohydrates (body: carbohydrates and weight loss. Fibreo aids in digestion: decreases risk: cancers, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, most canadians eat too little, dietary reference intake: 25g/day for women and 38g/day for men, to increase intake (drink plenty of fluids): Choose foods with at least 2-3g of fibre. Fruits and vegetables (eat peel, skin: eat legumes frequently. Animal sources and processed foods: eat adequate unsaturated fats (plant sources, reducing fat in your diet.