[NSC 101] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 49 pages long Study Guide!
1 Dec 2016
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Study guide ch. 1 nutrition, food choices, and health. Making food choices that are right for you is called nutrition literacy . Flavor, texture and appearance are the most important factors that determine our food choices. Early in uences that expose us to various people, places and events have a continuing impact on our food choices. Food habits, food availability and convenience strongly in uence choices. Cereal and milk are the most commonly bought foods in america. The 2nd reason people choose the food they do is because of cost. Hunger is the primarily physiological (internal) drive to nd and eat food, mostly regulated by internal cues to eating. Appetite is the primarily psychological (external) in uences that encourage us to nd and eat food, often in the absence of obvious hunger. Satiety: a state in which there is no longer a desire to eat; a feeling of satisfaction. Nutrition is the science that links foods to health and disease.
