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Nutrition chapter 1 lecture 4 (leading causes of death (1-heart related, 2…
Nutrition chapter 1 lecture 4
Dietary guidelines
originated from convincing evidence that nutritous food, Kcalorie control,and physical activity promote heath and reduce the risk of chronic disease
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answers "what should an individual eat to stay healthy"
leading causes of death
1-heart related
2-cancers
3-strokes
4-chronic lung cancer
5-accidents
6-alzheimer's
7-diabetes
8-pneumonia
9-kidney disease
10-infections of the blood
USDA food guide
help people acheive their goals to USDA provides a food group plan
build a diet from categories of foods that are similar in vitamin and mineral contents
assigns foods to 5 major food groups
reccommends daily amounts of foods from each group to meet the nutrient needs
physical activity
30 minutes a day for health benefits
60 minutes or more a day for maintaing body weight greater health benefits
nutrient density
a measure of the nutrients a food provides relative to the energy it provides
select low fat foods
discretionary Kcalorie allowance
remaining in a personsenergy allowance after consuming enough nutrient dense foods to meet all nutrient needs for the day