KINE 2202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Preventive Healthcare, Food Energy, Calorie
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Chemical compounds in food that are crucial to growth and function; include proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, and minerals: nutrition, a good diet can: The study of how people consume and use nutrients in food. Help sustain desirable body mass and weight. Act as preventive medicine against disease and infection. Why college years are a nutritional challenge: most students have less-than-optimal eating habits, college life presents obstacles to good nutrition. Poor personal habits and attitudes about food. What are the main nutrients in food: essential nutrients. What we need to obtain from food for normal body functioning. Water, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, and minerals. Measures: calories, calories, and kilocalories: energy released by the body is measured in calories (lowercase), a larger measure used by nutritionists is kilocalories (kcal) or. Calories (uppercase): 1 calorie or kilocalorie = 1,000 calories. In common usage, calories refers to food energy in general.
