NFSC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Thyroid, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid, Kwashiorkor

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Nutrition and Food Science
• Course: NFSC 100
• Professor: Seong- Ho Lee

Document Summary

Nutrition: the science of food and the nutrients they contain. The food you eat everyday determines everything about you. The quality of your daily diet affects your health and the risk of diseases. Researchers study relationships between various diet (supplements) and specific health conditions and concludes with general recommendations for a healthy diet. We learn this info via the media. It used the scientific method to uncover unknown nutrition facts. New findings must be repeated before they can be considered valid. New findings must withstand the test of time. New food labels tell a lot about the food. They don"t suggest what foods to eat - that"s your decision. But labels can help you make your personal best food choices - choices that benefit you now and in the future, too. Nutrition labeling and education act (nlea) 1990. United states federal law signed in 1990 gave the fda the authority over nutrition labeling and claims on most foods.