Introduction
Health
Hunger
Appetite
Satiety
RDA
Nutrition
Balanced Diet
Malnutrition
Peristalsis
Functional Foods
Phytochemicals
World Health Organization defines health as the “State of complete physical, social and mental wellbeing and not merely the absence of any disease and infirmity”
A compelling need or desire for food. It is the painful sensation due to stomach contractions or state of weakness caused by the need for food
The sensation which causes desire for a particular food or drink
A feeling of fullness in the stomach and no more urge to eat
Nutrition is all the processes by which living organism consume food materials for the maintenance of its functions and growth & repair
Nutrition involves 5 processes- Ingestion; Digestion; Absorption; Assimilation and Excretion
An undesirable kind of nutrition leading to ill-health - It includes under nutrition and overnutrition
A diet which contains different types of foods in quantities that are enough to meet the nutrient requirement of a person as well as a small reserve to meet nutrients during a short duration of starvation.
A typical Indian balanced diet should provide 60-70% of energy from carbohydrates, 10-12% from protein and 20-25% of energy from fat
Undernutrition is a state of an insufficient supply of essential nutrients.eg - protein deficiency, Vitamin A deficiency, Goiter
Overnutrition refers to an excessive intake of one or more nutrients.
Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) are the levels of essential nutrients adequate to meet the nutrient needs of healthy persons
Non nutrient compounds found in plant derived foods that have biological activity in the body (phyto means plants)
Foods with phytochemicals providing benefits to health are called functional foods.
Rhythmic involuntary contractions of muscles in the digestive tract that propel the food and waste forward
Calorie
A unit of measure of the amount of energy supplied by food
Kilocalorie = kcalorie (kcal) = Calorie (Cal)