Foods and Nutrition 1021 Midterm: 1021 November Midterm Review

• School: Western University
• Department: Foods and Nutrition
• Course: Foods and Nutrition 1021
• Professor: Noelle Martin

Document Summary

Effects of differences in lifestyles, genetics, environment, medical services. Correlation simultaneous change of 2 factors; positive/direct, negative/inverse, may be cause and effect or both factors may be caused by something else. Tightly controlled conditions to determine cause and effect. Essential nutrients: received from foods only, body cannot make them. Non-nutrients colour, taste, smell and other characteristics of food, other compounds present in food. Diet composed of purified ingredients with the goal of providing all essential nutrients to a person who cannot eat whole foods. Can be given through a tube or a vein. Dietary supplements purified nutrients; pills, powders, liquids. Nutraceutical food product in pill form with medicinal effect. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a litre of water by one degree. Basic foods whole foods, basis for a nutritious diet. Natural foods term used to portray wholesome, but really has no legal standing or true definition.