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NAMS Chapter 1Factors that dictate reasons people decide which foods to eat: - answer Preferences
Social Interactions
Emotions
Ethnic heritages and regional cuisines
Availability, convenience, and economy
Values
Habit
Body weight and image
nutrition and health benefits
Nutrients - answerare substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself,
and to supply you with energy
Functional foods - answerfoods that have a potentially beneficial effect on health when
consumed as part of a varied diet on a regular basis at effective levels
Energy - answeris the capacity to do work
Chemical energy - answerenergy found in foods
What types of energy can the body convert food into? - answerMechanical
Electrical
Heat energy
Water - answerChemical analysis of foods show most to be composed of
Most solid material found in food is composed of macronutrients, which include -
answercarbs, lipids, proteins
Macronutrients - answercarbohydrates, proteins, and fats
Average body comp for young male - answer18-21 percent body fat
Average body comp for young female - answer23-26 percent body fat
Essentail nutrients - answerthe nutrients the body cannot make for itself (or cannot
make fast enough) from other raw materials; nutrients that must be obtained from food
to prevent deficiencies.
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