NSD 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Calorie, Resveratrol, Food Energy
31 Aug 2017
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Differentiate between the 6 categories of essential nutrients found in food and in the. Understand importance of well-balanced diet in meeting your daily nutrient needs. Discuss current nutritional state of the american diet. Understand the scientific method that is involved in nutrition research and identify body reliable sources of nutrition information. The science that links foods to health and disease. how the nutrients and compounds in. It includes the processes by which the human organism ingests, digests, absorbs, foods nourish your body, help you function and affect your health. transports, and excretes food substances. A substance or compound that sustains body processes. Regain normal function when restored to the diet. Amino acids- the building blocks of protein. Majority of our body weight (about 60%) Chemicals found in plants (fruits and vegetables) Substances from animal foods with health-promoting properties. The amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree.
