[HSS2342] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (23 pages long!)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 2342
• Professor: Atiq Rehman

Document Summary

Nutrition science of foods and the nutrients and substances they contain, and their actions within the body (digestion, ingestion, absorption, transport, metabolism, and excretion) Food any article manufactured, sold or represented for use as food or drink for human beings, chewing gum, and any ingredient that may be mixed with food for any purpose. Functional foods foods that provide health benefits beyond their nutrient contributions due to bioactive components. Manufacturers add this to foods to provide health benefits. Called macronutrients because they are needed in the body in large amounts. Vitamins ad minerals are micronutrients needed in small amounts and do not yield any energy. Energy released from macronutrients can be measured in calories. Energy is expressed in 1000-calorie metric units called kilocalories usually just called calories. When something has a 100 calories it actually means 100 kcalories. A gram of carbs or protein yields 4 kcalories, but a gram of fat yields 9.