BPK 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Vitamin B6, Saturated Fat, Unsaturated Fat
20 Feb 2014
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Advertisements, proximity to fast foods, eating habits of peers. Over 200 food choices a day (environment of food intake, with whom) Food with higher nutrient density has more nutrients per kilocalorie than those with lower nutrient density- more bang for your buck . Vitamin d in milk, vitamin b and iron in grain products. Vitamins: organic molecules needed in small amounts (vision, blood clot, energy production) Minerals: essential elements (fe transport of o2, ca++ muscle contraction) Phytochemicals: substances in plant foods that are non-essential nutrients but may have health-promoting properties (fruits, veg, whole grain) antioxidents, flavonoids. Functional foods: foods that have health-promoting/disease preventing properties beyond basic nutritional functions (broccoli, fish) Malnutrition: consuming too much or too little of one or more nutrients. Overnutrition- overdose iron liver failure, vitamin b6 nerve damage (supplements) Top 3 causes of death: cancer (red meat, saturated fat colon cancer, heart disease (high sodium and fat, stroke. Nutritional genomics: diet and life style + genes.
