Healthy choices
of the 10 leading causes of death; how many are related to nutrition?
4
The body requires ___________ kinds of nutrients (how many)
6
and 4 are organic (derived from living things)
May lead to possible avenues of research usually focus’ on 1-2 people
Case Study
the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), main purpose is....?
Main purpose is to determine the nutrient & dietary intake of the population in our country.
Name one less nutrition related disease
Down syndrome or
Hemophilia or
Sickle-cell anemia
True or false
the body cannot make essential nutrients for itself?
TRUE
Looks at Correlations in large populations
Epidemiological Study
True or False?
all nutrition related reports are reliable
False
the internet can deliver incomplete, misleading or inaccurate information
Name one more nutrition-related disease
iron-deficiency (anemia) or
Vitamin deficiencies or
Mineral deficiencies or
toxicities or
poor resistance to disease
Energy content is measured in ____________?
Calories
Pinpoints mechanisms by which nutrition acts
"if you eat this then this should happen"
Laboratory study
True or False?
Each Year billions of dollars are spent on Nutrition-related products and services.
All of these are legitimate products
False.
Each Year we spend billions in customer dollars on nutrition-related products and services; this includes legitimate & fraudulent products and services
what percentage of the population does not consume enough fruit and vegetables daily?
1) 20-25%
2) 40-50%
3) 75-80%
4) 85-95%
3) 80%
Nutrient quantities are measured in ____________?
grams
•Alters people’s eating habits and examines effects
•Consists of the experimental group and the control group or a placebo
•May also be a blind experiment
Intervention study (controlled Clinical Trial
A food and nutrition expert may also be called a ?
Registered Dietitian: Food & Nutrition experts who have earned at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a program approved by the academy of Nutrition & Dietetics.
Name 2 other lifestyle choices that can affect your health?
Tobacco & alcohol use
Substance abuse
Physical activity
Sleep
Stress
Environmental factors
This life saving liquid diets of precise chemical composition for hospitals and others that can not eat ordinary food- support Life is called?
Elemental diet
True or False
The most powerful tools in nutrition research are laboratory studies and intervention studies?
True
True or False?
websites addresses ending in “gov” (government), “edu” (educational institute), and “org” (organization) generally provide reliable information
True
those with "com" (Commercial) sites represent businesses & depending on their qualifications & integrity may or may not offer dependable information