The Basics of Understanding Nutrition Chapter 1
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The Basics of Understanding
Nutrition
Chapter 1
Introduction
Nutrition - the study of foods, their
components, & their interactions
The evolution of nutrition science
Manufacturers & media
Health fraud
Quackery
The Nutrients in Foods
The energy-yielding nutrients
Carbohydrate (4 cal/g)
Protein (4 cal/g)
Fat (9 cal/g)
Alcohol (7 cal/g; not a nutrient)
The Nutrients in Foods
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
Nutrition & Health Promotion
Malnutrition
Overnutrition
Degenerative diseases
Effects of diet & lifestyle on length &
quality of life
“Eating to beat the odds” - Table 1-4
Eating Pattern for Longevity
Healthy habits of the Okinawans
Enough is enough
Moderation & a healthful lifestyle are key
cultural values
Psychological & spiritual health matters
A National Agenda for Improving
Nutrition & Health
Healthy People 2010
Objectives related to
Disease
Nutrition
Food safety
Lackluster progress towards goals
Understanding Our Food
Choices
Hunger vs. appetite
Availability
Income, food prices, & convenience
Advertising & the media
Social & cultural factors
Personal values or beliefs
Understanding Our Food
Choices
Other factors that affect our food choices
Innate preferences
Associations/aversions
Stress/emotions
You Can Afford to Eat Nutritious
Foods
Tips for supermarketing
Buy local & in season
Shop from a list
Read food labels
Notice “sell by” & “best if used by” dates
Shop the perimeter of the grocery store
Good & Fast--A Guide to Eating
on the Run
Don’t supersize
Think grilled, not fried
Hold the mayo
Avoid all-you-can-eat restaurants
“Just say no”
Balance fast-food meals with other food
choices during the day
Good & Fast--A Guide to Eating
on the Run
Split your order--share with a friend
Bring your lunch
Choose grab-and-go foods
If all else fails, go for the obvious lowcalorie choices
How Do You Tell if It’s Nutrition Fact
or Nutrition Fiction?
Reasons for contradictory findings
presented by the media
Identifying sources of credible nutrition
information
Scientific studies
Implications of the First Amendment
How Do You Tell if It’s Nutrition Fact
or Nutrition Fiction?
Determining whether Internet information
is reliable
Credibility
Accuracy
Reasonableness
Support
False advertising is illegal
How Do You Tell if It’s Nutrition Fact
or Nutrition Fiction?
“Red flags” for bogus products
Anti-establishment
Testimonials & anecdotes
Computerized questionnaires
Claim of “easy” weight loss
“Secret formula”
Only available via non-scientific magazine, mail
order, infomercial, etc.
How Do You Tell if It’s Nutrition Fact
or Nutrition Fiction?
Identifying legitimate nutritionists
Checking a nutritionist’s credentials
Registered dietitian (RD)
Dietetic technician, registered (DTR)