Personal Food Choices
Someone likes this food more than other foods
Preference
What are the three macronutrients?
Carbs, fats, proteins
What does micro mean?
small
A set of standards that define energy, nutrients, and other dietary components
DRI (Dietary Reference Intake)
What percent of your diet should be carbohydrates?
45-55%
You eat this food because you have always eaten it
Habit
Engergy
What are the two types of micronutrients?
vitamins and minerals
When a nutrient becomes toxic
UL- Upper Intake Levels
What percent of your diet should be fats?
20-35%
Commercials told you to eat it
Marketing
carbohydrates
How is energy measured
calories
Less than the required amount
Deficient
What percent of your diet should be protein?
10-35%
Ethnic Heritage / Regional Cuisines
These macronutrients are converted into lipids by the body
fats
People take part of an experiment and don't know if they got the medicine or not. This types of experiment is called __________
blind experiment
What does chronic mean?
over a long period of time
What is the term for eating too little which can lead to being too skinny
undernutrition
I eat this way because I want to gain weight or lose weight / live a long life
Body weight & health
Proteins
When people believe they will get better, they do. This effect is called __________
Placebo
If there is not enough evidence to set an EAR this is set instead
AI - Adequate Intake
What is the term that means eating too much and can lead to obesity?
overnutrition