LIFESCI 2N03 Study Guide - Organic Food, Dipeptide, Calorie
4 Oct 2014
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Some nutrients are capable of being stored by the body in various forms and drawn upon when the food intake is not sufficient. Any material that provides the nutritive requirements of an organism to maintain growth and physical well being. Norman borlaug (mar 25, 1914 sept 12, 2009) Invented a new strain of wheat (dwarf) which was disease resistant and generated high yields to combat world hunger: exported the new strain to central america, middle east, india, Nutrition can prevent disease: diseases caused by nutrient deficiency: scurvy, goiter, rickets, diseases influenced by nutrition: chronic diseases such as heart disease, diseases in which nutrition plays a role: osteoarthritis, osteoporosis. Why do we eat the way we do?we"re influenced: physiological hunger, sensory stimulation. Feel of food crisp, chewy, smooth: personal preferences, habits: 3 meals/day, ethnic heritage or tradition. One of the strongest influences on our eating habits/patterns: cultural beliefs and traditions, religion established rules.
