HPE 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Vegetarianism, Antibody, Gluten
Ch. 7 Nutrition Notes
Read Food Labels
• % Daily Values- %s listed as %DV, on food and supplement labels
o identify how much of each listed nutrient or other substance a serving
of food contributes to a 2000 calorie diet
Vegetarianism :A Healthy Diet?
• Vegetarian- a person who follows a diet that excludes some or all animal
products
Supplements: Research on the Daily Dose
• Dietary Supplements- products containing one or more dietary ingredients
taken by mouth and intended to supplement existing diets
Eating Well in College
• Dietary Supplements- products taken by mouth and contain dietary
ingredients such as vitamins and minerals that are extended existing diets
Choosing Organic or Locally Grown Foods
• Organic- grown without use of toxic and persistent pesticides, chemicals, or
hormones
• Locavore-a person who primarily eats food grown or produced locally
Food Irritation
• Food Irradiation- exposing foods to low does or radiations’ to kill
microorganisms or keep the from reproducing
Food Sensitivities
• Food Allergy- overreaction by the immune system to normally harmless
proteins, which are perceived as allergens
o In response, the body produces antibodies, triggering allergenic
symptoms
• Celiac Disease- an inherited immune system disorder causing malabsorption
of nutrients from the small intestine and triggered by the consumption of
gluten, a protein found in certain grains
• Food intolerance- adverse effects that result when people who lack the
digestive chemicals needed to break down certain substances eat those
substances
Genetically Modified Food Crops
• Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)- foods derived from organisms whose
DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques
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Document Summary
Read food labels: % daily values- %s listed as (cid:498)%dv(cid:499), on food and supplement labels identify how much of each listed nutrient or other substance a serving of food contributes to a 2000 calorie diet. Vegetarianism :a healthy diet: vegetarian- a person who follows a diet that excludes some or all animal products. Supplements: research on the daily dose: dietary supplements- products containing one or more dietary ingredients taken by mouth and intended to supplement existing diets. Eating well in college: dietary supplements- products taken by mouth and contain dietary ingredients such as vitamins and minerals that are extended existing diets. Choosing organic or locally grown foods: organic- grown without use of toxic and persistent pesticides, chemicals, or hormones, locavore-a person who primarily eats food grown or produced locally. Food irritation: food irradiation- exposing foods to low does or radiations" to kill microorganisms or keep the from reproducing.
