FNN 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Niacin
9 Jan 2017
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Chapter 1: the role of nutrition in our health. Nutrition:the science that studies food and how food nourishes our body and influences our health. How we consume, digest, metabolize, and store nutrients and how these nutrients affect our body. Studying that influence eating patterns, making recommendations about amount we should eat of each type of food, attempting to maintain food safety, and addressing issues related to the global food supply. Science that studies all aspects of food. Started as a focus on identifying and preventing deficiency diseases. Then, after wwii it started supporting wellness and preventing and treating chronic diseases (diseases that come on slowly and can persist for years, often despite treatments) Chronic diseases of interest: obesity, heart disease type 2 diabetes, and cancers. Now, seeks to uncover links between our genes, our environment, and our diet. Proper nutrition can improve health, prevent certain diseases, achieve and maintain a desirable weight, maintain energy and vitality.
