NUTR 2050 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Dietary Reference Intake, Health System

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September 12: nutrition review in the context of public health. An exciting, interdisciplinary area, not just about diet and physiological aspects of biochemistry. Study of food, nutrients and other factors that interact (psychological, behavioural, environmental) to impact how our bodies process food and utilize nutrients. Food provides energy (calories), nutrients and other substances needed for growth and health. A calorie a measure of the amount of energy transferred from food to the body. Nutrients chemical substances in food that are used by the body. O(cid:374)e"s diet or eati(cid:374)g patter(cid:374) also tells (cid:373)u(cid:272)h a(cid:271)out o(cid:374)e"s (cid:272)ulture a(cid:374)d traditio(cid:374)s. As opposed to a diet which can be restrictive in nature, eating patterns encourage the consumptions of a variety of nutrients. Food consumption reflect nutrition knowledge, taste preferences, customs. Made with yellow corn and cooked with hardwood ash, makes it into an alkaline solution (increases ph) Carbohydrates organic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Proteins organic compounds consisting of amino acids.

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