Diet and Disease
Food Environment
Canada's Food Guide
Nutrition Facts Labels
Nutrition Basics
100
This is a disease of long duration and slow progression
What is chronic disease?
100
Paleo, atkins, and gluten free diets might be considered what
What are fads/trends?
100
Eggs, almonds and chic peas belong to this food group
What are meat and alternatives?
100
Shows how much or how little of a nutrient is in a food
What is percent daily value
100
A measurement of energy found in carbohydrates, fat, and protein
What are calories?
200
Heart disease, cancer, diabetes and this are considered the four main types of chronic disease
What is lung disease?
200
An upward shift in the size and calorie count of a serving of food
What is portion distortion?
200
Is considered two servings of pasta
What is 1 cup?
200
This nutrient includes the value of both sugar + fibre
What is carbohydrate
200
Too much of this in the diet can cause high blood pressure (hypertension)
What is sodium?
300
Age, gender, and genetic makeup are considered...
What are non-modifiable risk factors?
300
The first step to making positive changes to eating habits it to...
What is know your barriers?
300
Foods from this food group are a good source of vitamin C and beta carotene
What are vegetables and fruit?
300
This percent DV is considered high
What is 15%
300
This helps body cells and muscles to grow and repair
What is protein?
400
This not only directly affects chronic disease, but affects other risk factors as well
What is nutrition
400
Eating more than we realize
What is mindless eating?
400
A single serving of meat, fish, or poultry
What is 2.5 ounces (deck of cards)?
400
Is the first item to note when reading Nutrition Facts Labels
What is the serving/portion size?
400
Used to describe vegetable fats and oils that promote a healthy heart by lowering LDL cholesterol
What is unsaturated fat?
500
This percentage of Canadians eat LESS than 5 servings of vegetables and fruit daily
What is 60%?
500
To make the healthy choice, the easy choice, is to...
What is control your environment?
500
Examples include: ice cream, candy bars, tang and Cheez Whiz
What are empty calories?
500
The amount, in grams, equivalent to 1 packet or teaspoon of sugar
What is 4 grams?
500
Keeps us feeling fuller for longer, slows digestion and can help lower LDL cholesterol
What is fibre?
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