NUTR 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cardiovascular Disease, Blood Sugar, Cholesterol
3 Nov 2016
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Hunger: the primarily physiological drive to find and eat food, mostly regulated by internal cues to eating. Appetite: influences that encourage us to find and eat food, often in absence of obvious hunger. Satiety: state in which there is no longer a desire to eat; a feeling of satisfaction. Nutrition: science that links foods to health and disease. Nutrients: chemical substances in food that contribute to health. Cancer: condition characterized by uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. Cardiovascular (heart) disease: general term that refers to any disease of the heart and circulatory system. Cholesterol: waxy lipid found in all body cells; structure containing multiple chemical rings. Chronic: when referring to a disease, this term indicates that the disease process, once developed is slow and lasting. Hypertension (htn): condition in which blood pressure remains persistently elevated; obesity, inactivity, alcohol intake, excess salt intake, and genetics may contribute. Kilocalorie (kcal): unit that describes the energy content of food.
