HNSC 1200 Chapter 1: CHP1
30 Jan 2019
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And assimilate that will enable it to stay alive and grow. Nutrition: the study of the nutrients and other biologically active compounds in foods and in the body. Diet: the foods a person usually eats or drinks. Nutrients: components of food that are indispensable to the body"s functioning. They provide energy serve as building material, help maintain or repair body parts and support growth. Malnutrition: any condition caused by excess or deficient food energy or nutrient intake or by an imbalance of nutrients. Nutrient or energy deficiencies are classed as forms of undernutrition. Leading causes of death in canada 2012: cancer, diseases of the heart, stroke, accidents, chronic lower respiratory diseases, diabetes mellitus. Chronic disease: long duration degenerative diseases characterized by deterioration of the body organs. Some diseases are completely caused by diet and some are completely caused by genetics and some are caused by both. Dna: deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that encodes genetic information in its structure.
