Hlth 340 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is food insecurity? - Lack of consistent access to enough food for an active healthy life Hunger is characterized in many ways, and encompasses the following - -Individual sensations and household behavioral responses -Food scarcity (actual or feared) -National food balance sheets that focus on supply of energy (kilocalorie) in any country in relation to a minimum threshold of need Obesity is conventionally associated with food excess, but it is also associated with micronutrient def...

Allelochemical - a chemical produced by a plant that exerts a detrimental physiology effect on other species pica behavior - craving to eat substances other than normal food (especially during childhood or pregnancy) antioxidant - a substance that inhibits oxidation of cells by removing potentially damaging agents (free radicals) in an organism astringent - causes contraction of skin cells or body tissues, bitter or acidic foods are astringent because they contract the taste buds taste b...

Food festivities may follow certain seasons (i.e monsoon season in India) or may be tied with harvest of particular plants (i.e. fruit festivals throughout the US). (T/F) - True Foods do not play an important role in the human life cycle. (T/F) - False Particular foods are linked to several stages of the human life cycle. For most of the world's peoples, plant foods play a more important role in ritual/celebration than meat foods. (T/F) - False

descriptive epidemiology - - classifies the occurrence of disease according to the variables of person, place, and time. - characterizes the burden and distribution of disease(S) in population Burden of diseases in descriptive epidemiology - - morbidity - mortality What are the aims of descriptive epidemiology? - - Permit evaluation of trends in health and disease - Useful for planning, implementing and evaluating public health service - Used to formulate hypotheses to determine causes o...

HLTH 330 Nutrition final examWhat do each of the letters in "FAT TOM" represent? - correct answer F = food A = acidity T = temperature between 41- and 135-degrees F is danger zone. T= time. Max time is 4 hours in danger zone. O= oxygen M=moisture These are for bacteria reproduction. What is considered to be low birth weight? - correct answer Less than 5.5 pounds. What weight is considered to be large for gestational age? - correct answer greater than 8.8 pounds. How much sh...

HLTH 640 Quiz 4 Suzy drinks five cups of coffee a day. How many cups should she have during her pregnancy? Conception is easier for women at a weight. The timing of the types of foods which an infant receives should be determined by During the third trimester of her pregnancy, Annette began to experience constipation. In which of the following options would she find relief? Marcy has been diagnosed with pregnancy-induced hypertension. She needs to be treated To produce adequate quantities of bre...