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Nutrition Chapter 1 Lecture 1 (How Do People Choose Food? (Habit- eat a…
Nutrition Chapter 1 Lecture 1
Lifestyle Choices
Every day you make choices that will either improve your health or harm it. Healthy lifestyle choices promote health
Poor lifestyle choices increase risk of disease
Each day your choices may influence your health only a little, but when choices are made repeatedly over the years… their effects are significant.
Healthy nutrition is necessary for wellness
Choices
People make everyday not only affect physical health, but our wellness
All characteristics that make a person strong, confident, and able to function well with family friends
As a healthcare professional, you take responsibility for your own health and you have a responsibility to your patients to help them with making choices that will lead to positive health benefits– you are a role model
Food Choices
Healthy food choices do not ensure health and a long life but can tip the balance in your favor
People often choose foods based on factors other than health and can make it hard or difficult to change
Preference is one, and researchers suggest genetics can influence taste preference
Sensitivity to bitter is an inheritable trait
How Do People Choose Food?
Habit- eat a sandwich for lunch
Associations- happy/sad, traditions, when they were sick
Ethnic Heritage & Tradition
Values- like religion Catholics don’t eat meat on Fridays during lent
Social Interaction
Emotional State
Availability, Convenience, Economy- time and money
Age- baby and children rely on others
Occupation- away from home eat out a lot
Body Weight & Image- eat certain foods take supplements
Medical Conditions- allergies
Health & Nutrition
Functional Foods
Provide benefits beyond their nutrient contributions
Contain bioactive food components believed to provide health benefits such as, reduce disease risk
May include
Whole foods
Fortified foods
Modified foods
Nutrients
Substances obtained from food
Used to provide energy & structure
Serve as regulating agents
Promote growth, maintenance, & repair
May also reduce risk of disease
Six classifications
Essential Nutrients
Must be obtained from food
Body cannot make them for itself in sufficient quantities to meet physiological needs
6 Classes of Nutrients
Carbohydrate
Fats
Protein
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
Carbohydrates, Fats, Protein
Are organic (contain carbon) Meaning literally “ alive”
Called the energy-yielding nutrients because the body uses them for energy you spend daily
Major fuels
Carbohydrates
Fats
Protein contributes when other fuels are not available
Vitamins, Minerals, Water
Vitamins
Are organic but provide no energy to the body
Facilitate release of energy from three energy yielding nutrients (carbs, fat, and protein)
Minerals
Are inorganic
Yield no energy
Facilitate release of energy
Water: inorganic medium where all body processes take place