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! To give our body energy to grow, repair
itself, and to function properly
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physical need for food (inborn)
! Appetite ! your desire for certain foods
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Culture ! religion, ethnicity, and traditions
Family and Friends
Advertising
Time and Money
Emotions
Taste ! Number one reason why we choose
the foods we do!!!!!
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! Food ads are everywhere
! Majority of food ads are for deserts, snacks,
and soft drinks
! Ads are strategically placed to reach their
target audience
! Many ads are misleading and use
persuasion to get you to buy their product,
much like many products on the market
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! Proteins
! Carbohydrates
! Fats
! Vitamins
! Minerals
! Water
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! Definition
! A nutrient that is needed for growth, and to build and repair body
tissues
! Two Types of Protein
! Complete Protein ! a protein that contains all of the essential
amino acids
! Incomplete Protein ! a protein from plant sources that does not
contain all of the essential amino acids
! Amino Acids ! building blocks that make up proteins
! Body needs 20 amino acids. Body produces only 11, 9 other are
known as 9 essential amino acids
! Examples ! Meat, Fish, Poultry, Milk, Yogurt, and Eggs
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! Definition:
! Nutrient that is the main source of energy for the body
! Two types:
! Simple Carbohydrates ! Sugars that enter the bloodstream
rapidly and provide quick energy
! Examples ! Candy, sweets, soda, fruits, and honey
! Complex Carbohydrates ! Starches and Fibers
! Examples ! Grains, pasta, vegetables, potatoes, and beans
! Starch ! provide long-lasting energy. Eventually turned into
glucose.
! Fiber ! part of grains and plant foods that cannot be digested. Helps
with digestive system
! 55-65 % of daily calories come from complex carbohydrates
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Definition:
! A nutrient that provides energy and helps the body store and use
vitamins
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Saturated Fat
! Type of fat found in dairy products, solid vegetable fat, and meat and
poultry
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Unsaturated Fat
! A type of fat obtained from plant products and fish
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Trans-fatty Acids
! Fatty acids that are formed when vegetable oils are processed into solid
fats, such as margarine or shortening
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Definition:
! A nutrient that helps the body use carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
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Fat ! Soluble
! A vitamin that dissolves in fat and can be stored in the body
! Four fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K
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Water ! Soluble Vitamins
! A vitamin that dissolves in water and cannot be stored by the body in
significant amounts
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Vitamin A
! Keeps eyes, hair, and skin healthy and can be found in dairy products,
fruits, and green and yellow vegetables
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Vitamin D
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Aids in formation of bones and teeth; found in meat and dairy products
Vitamin E
! Helps form and maintain cells; found in green vegetables and wholegrain cereals
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Vitamin K
! Necessary for normal blood clotting; found in leafy, green vegetables
and cheese
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Definition:
! A nutrient that regulates many chemical reactions In the body
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Macro minerals
! Minerals that are required in amounts greater than 100 mg
! Examples: Calcium and Sodium
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Trace minerals
! Minerals that are need in very small amounts
! Examples: Iron and Zinc
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Definition:
! A nutrient that is involved with all the body processes
! Helps with waste removal, regulates body temperature, and
cushions the spinal cord and joints
! Water makes up more than 60% of body mass
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Dehydration
! Condition in which the water content of the body has fallen to an
extremely low level
! You can lose about ten 8 oz. glasses of water daily through
perspiration, urine, bowel movements, and exhalation
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! Food Pyramid was updated after 12 years
to reflect new dietary guidelines to balance
food intake and physical activity
! Same food groups, but different for every
person
! Steps are added on the side to remind
people of getting physical activity
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! Obsessed with being thin, when they look
in the mirror, they see themselves as
having more weight
! Sometimes obsessed with exercising
! May deny at when they are confronted
! Life-threatening disease that requires
physicians, dietitian, and mental-health
professionals to treat disease
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! More common that anorexia nervosa
! Unsuccessful at following a diet
! Periods of binge eating and then purging to
follow
! Some people can become bulimic in groups
with other people
! Treatment involves mental-health professionals
who help these people develop new ways of
self-confidence and self-respect