LIFESCI 2N03 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Nutrient, Amplitude Modulation, Sustainability

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Life Sciences
• Course: LIFESCI 2N03
• Professor: Janet Pritchard

Document Summary

Food literacy - ability to understand food and have a positive relationship. Health literacy - ability to access, comprehend, evaluate and communicate information as a way to promote, maintain and improve health. Choice of foods influenced by knowledge of diseases/health impact. Influences ability to understand food labels, guidelines, recommendations. Influences ability to access information about healthy eating. Minerals and water are inorganic, because they do not contain carbon. There are essential nutrients, about 40 that are not produced in the body, and we need to get it from outside sources (food) Fat per gram, yields the highest amount of energy (9 kcal/g) Protein and carbs are tied at about 4 kcal/g. Alcohol contributes 7 kcal/g but isn"t considered a nutrient because it does more harm than good to the body. Energy density - the amount of calories in the food in comparison to the mass of the food [kcal/g]