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Why do we say that there is a mismatch between our bodies and
our contemporary environment in terms of diet and nutrition? -
Answer Because what we have available for us and what is
cheaper is not nutritious
How has the study of nutrition been viewed in biomedicine? -
Answer There is not as much emphasis on nutrition in bio
medicine
Know the nutritional cause of the diseases - Answer
cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis (artery build up), stroke
(blood clot), cancer (uncontrolled malignant cell growth)
-obesity, diabetes, lack of exercise, high fat high salt diets
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What are macronutrients? - Answer carbohydrates, fats,
proteins
What are the two main energy sources? - Answer
carbohydrates and fats
What provides amino acids? - Answer protein
What are micronutrients? - Answer vitamins and minerals
What are some of the key micronutrients discussed in the
textbook? Why are these important? - Answer -Vitamin B:
energy metabolism
-Vitamin C: antioxidant involved in synthesis of collagen, protein
in the muscles, and connective tissue
-Vitamin A: exclusively in animal foods
-Vitamin E: distributed in plants (antioxidant)
-Vitamin K: blood clotting, specialized bacteria in the colon
-Vitamin D: Calcium decomposition (light, darker skin)
-Calcium: bone, neuro activity, muscle contraction, blood clotting
-Sodium : maintaining fluid balance , with potassium, the
conduction of nerve impulse
-iron: carries oxygen throughout the body, synthesis of collagen
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-Zinc: co factor of more than 300 enzymes and hence involved in
numerous functions throughout the body
-Iodine: thyroid hormones, regulate and promote growth and
development
What is food security and insecurity? - Answer a household
level economic and social condition of limited uncertain access to
adequate food
- 41.2 mil people have lived in a food insecure household
- 6.5 mil children lived in food insecure households
How are Dietary Reference Intakes constructed? - Answer -
Estimates average requirements (EARs)
- Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs)
-Adequate Intake (AI)
- Tolerable Upper intake levels (UL)
What is the digestive physiology of humans? How does this relate
to the types of foods humans eat? - Answer generalized
digestive system that is well adapted to a high quality omnivorous
diet
What are the key organs associated with digestion for humans? -
Answer mouth (chew), esophagus(swallow), stomach(begins
digestion, killing pathogens), small intestine (breaks down and
absorbs nutrients), large intestine (water absorbed, colon
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What is an evolutionary approach to nutrition? How does this
relate to humans? - Answer Viewing evolution and biology to
see how that effects our nutrition today. We are not adapted tot
he radical changes in food, causing diseases. Our bodies are
being asked to function differently with different resources
What is an Environment of Evolutionary Adaptation (EEA)? -
Answer the environment in which important aspects of an
organisms evolution occurred, hence the environment to which
they are best adapted
What are the pivotal moments in human cultural evolution? -
Answer Upper paleolithic: the beginning of agriculture
Do contemporary food foragers have detailed knowledge of plant
growth and uses? - Answer yes
Does a switch from food foraging to food production free people
from hard work? - Answer no
Is food production a more secure means of subsistence than food
foraging? - Answer no
How did the impact from a transition to agriculture change
human's lives? - Answer single crops: grains and tubers
-lack of micro nutrients and protein
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