FSN 101 Chapter 1: Introduction to FSN- First lecture Chapter 1.docx

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Overview of what to expect during the class. Nutrition- the science of food, the nutrients and the substances therein, their action, interaction, and balance in relation to health and disease, and the process by which the organism ingests, absorbs, transports, utilizes, and excretes food substances . Why do we choose what we eat. Most college people have more balanced diets because of education and feeling good. Average person will eat about 70,000 meals and 60 tons of food. Flavor, texture, appearance, early influences, and routines and habits all influence food intake. Food choices- advertising, restaurants, social change, economics (what you can afford), culture. Hunger: physiological drive to find food and eat, internal clue. Appetite: psychological influences that encourage us to find food and eat, external clue. The science that links foods to health and disease. It includes the processes by which the human organism ingests, digests, absorbs, transports and excretes food substances.

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