1. The Art of Understanding Nutrition
Chapter One
The Art of Understanding Nutrition

2. What is Nutrition?
The study of foods, their nutrients & other chemical components, their actions & interactions in the body & their influence on health & disease.

3. I. Nutrition & Health Promotion
General factors that influence health
Nutrition factors that influence health
Degenerative Diseases
Diet Recommendations

4. A. General Factors that Influence Health
Regular, adequate sleep
Regularity of meals
Regular physical activity
Abstinence from smoking
Abstinence or moderation in alcohol use
Weight control

5. B. Nutrition Factors that Influence Health
Malnutrition: any condition caused by an excess, deficiency, or imbalance of calories or nutrients
Undernutrition: severe underconsumption of calories or nutrients leading to disease or increased susceptibility to disease

6. Cont’d
Overnutrition: calorie or nutrient overconsumption severe enough to cause disease or increased risk to disease

7. C. Degenerative Diseases
Degenerative Diseases are chronic diseased characterized by deterioration of body organs as a result of misuse & neglect.
Environmental, behavioral, social, genetic & dietary factors combine to determine one’s likelihood of suffering from a degenerative disease.

8. Cont’d
Disease risk can be altered by changing habits that can be controlled.
Poor eating habits
Smoking
Lack of exercise
Alcohol consumption
Other lifestyle habits

9. The Ten Leading Causes of Death in the United States

11. D. Diet Recommendations
Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition & Health
NRC’s Diet & Health
Healthy People 2010: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Objectives
Disease-related objectives
Nutrition objectives
Food Safety objectives

13. II. Fast Guide to Eating on the Run
Hold the mayo
Don’t be fooled with “chicken” & “fish”
Frozen yogurt
Hold the butter
Side salad

14. III. Understanding Our Food Choices
Appetite vs. Hunger
Appetite: the psychological desire to eat, which is not always accompanied by hunger
Hunger: the physiological need for food

16. Cont’d Social Influences Availability Income & Food Prices
Advertising & the Media
Social Groups

17. Social Groups

18. Cont’d Cultural Influences Traditions Beliefs & Values Cultural Norms
Religion

20. IV. Separating Nutrition Fact from Fiction
Reading About Nutrition
Common Nutrition Frauds
Clues to Quackery
Likely Victims
How to Find a Qualified Nutritionist

23. FTC on bogus weight loss claims
FTC on bogus weight loss claims