NUSC 1165 Lecture 4: Nutrition & Health and Science & Nutrition
30 Jan 2019
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A healthy diet should consist of nutrient dense foods. Nutrient density is a measure of the nutrient a food provides compared to its energy content. A nutrient-dense food is a healthy diet. Broccoli is more nutrient dense than french fries. Involves selecting nutrient dense foods from each food group and within each group. One food lacking in a nutrient, balance with another food that does. Not consuming too much energy, fat, sugar, or alcohol. If you have a big mac for lunch instead of a smaller plain burger, you will have to increase your energy expenditure by 300 kcalories. You could do this by playing golf for about an hour, carrying your own clubs. A general approach of science that is used to explain observations about the world around us. It offers a systematic, unbiased approach to evaluating the relationships among food, nutrients, and health. Types of nutrition studies/how scientists study nutrition.
