CWRU NTRN 201 Exam 1 Study Guide |
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What are the factors that influence our food choices? - ✔Food flavor-texture-appearance,
economics, early influences, routines-habits, advertising, restaurant, time and convenience,
nutrition
What factor affecting food choices is ongoing? - ✔early influences
Define Appetite vs. Hunger. How does each influence our desire to eat? - ✔Hunger
is biological/internal and is the body's response to needing to eat. Appetite is
psychological/external.
Satiety is influenced by? - ✔satisfaction, the brain's feeding center
Define nutrition. - ✔the science that links food to health and disease
What are the requirements to become a Registered Dietitian (RD)? - ✔Bachelors, get
certified by CADE, 6-12 months of work under CADE, pass the CDR
, What makes a nutrient essential? - ✔we are not able to produce it, we must obtain it
from somewhere else, it has biological functions
Basic functions of nutrients (growth, structure etc) - ✔provide energy, promote
growth, development & maintenance, and regulate body processes
What are the six classes of nutrients? - ✔Water, Carbs, Protein, Lipids/fat, Vitamins, Minerals
What are the energy (kcalorie) values for each of the energy nutrients? - ✔4-9-4 rule... Carb
(4 kcal per gram) Fat (9 kcal per gram) Protein (4 kcal per gram)
How do you calculate calories from carbohydrate, protein, and fat? - ✔You must know the
amount of grams and 1kcal = 1 food calories (e.g. Carbs ... 46 grams x 4 kcal per gram = 184 kcal
= 184 food calories)
Nutrition is a lifestyle factor to what type of chronic diseases? - ✔COOD (Cancer,
Obesity, Osteoporosis, Diabetes)
Describe some problems in the typical American diet. - ✔too many animal proteins, too
much fat/oil, sugar
What type of improvements can be made in the typical American diet? - ✔choose plant
sources of protein over animal sources, less sugar/salt/alcohol intake, increased quantity of
fruits and vegetables, balance calorie intake with calorie needs
Healthy People 2020—purpose and nutrition related messages - ✔higher quality longer
lives, free of diseases and disabilities, improved health -- goals include consuming a variety of
nutrient dense foods, limiting sugar/salt/alcohol, higher fruit vegetable grain and milk intake
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