CHAPTER 7 - NUTRITION 7.1

WHY DO WE EAT? We eat to get ______________________ which are important to your body. Nutrients help us: function properly ________________ ______________ damaged cells/tissues keep our ______________

BODY’S NEED FOR FOOD Body tells you it needs food through ________________– a natural drive that protects us from ___________________. When stomach is ___________, its walls contract, stimulating nerve endings to signal the brain that it is empty. When you eat, the walls of the stomach are stretched and the nerve endings are no longer stimulated and you get the feel of being “_______________”

MIND’S DESIRES FOR FOOD  _____________________ is a desire for food, rather than a ___________ to eat it.

WHAT AFFECTS OUR APPETITE? 1) _______________________ Culture Family and ______________ Advertising Time and ________________ 2) _________________________ Some people eat more when feeling bored, ________________, frustrated or _________________ Sometimes feelings may have the adverse affect by making people ______________ their appetite.

YOUR EATING HABITS  _______________ is linked to 6 out of 10 leading causes of death in the USA including: heart disease and ________. Many people don’t distinguish between ______________ and ______________. Throughout your life, the first few years and during ___________________ are the most important times to practice a proper nutritional diet.