Nutrition

• Nutrient intake goals for individuals.
• Avg daily nutrient intake that meets needs of nearly every healthy person in a particular life stage/gender.

Degree to which nutrients are absorbed or become available at target tissues.

Unprocessed or unrefined, or very little processing/refinement before consumption.

• Not real nutrients
• Naturally active compounds found in plant foods (vegs, fruit, whole grains & legumes).
• Have beneficial effects working with other essential nutrients to promote good health
• Examples: carotenoids (lutien, flavanoids, coumarins, indoles etc)

Naturally occuring chemical compounds contained in/derived from a plant, animal or marine source that exert the desired health/wellness effect.

Any condition caused by excess or deficient food energy/nutrient intake or by an imbalance of nutrients.

Any substance the body can take in & assimilate that enable it to survive & grow.

Study of nutrients in the body, sometime also the study of human behavior related to food

The food/beverages that a person usually eats/drinks.

• Components of food that are indispensible to the body's functioning.
• Energy, Building Material, Maintain/Repair, Support Growth

Examples: H2O, Carbs, Fats, Protein, Vitamins, Minerals

• 1. Anemia (iron def), Vit+Min Def, Poor disease resistance
• 2. Diabetes, Hypertension, CV disease
• 3. Osteoporosis, Cancer, Infectious diseases
• 4. Down Syn, Hemophilia, Sickle-cell anemia

Carbs, Fat, Protein

Vitamins & Minerals

• Unit of heat required to raise 1 kg of H2O by 1 degree
• Measure of energy expenditure
• Carbs/Protein: 4 cal/gram
• Fat: 9 cal/gram

• Split group.
• Example: 1/2 organic, other half not. Measure urine contents.

Example: Okinawa vs Italy

Food vs placebo