P.E.8_1stQuarter

Food

• Serve to nourish

• Build and repair tissues

• supply energy and regulate body process

Nutrition

• Study of food, their nutrients, and other chemical constituents.

• Study of the effects of food constituents on health

Diet

• Special course of food

• one restricts himself either for losing weight or for medical reasons

Nutritionist

• A person who applies the science of nutrition for the improvement of health and control of disease.

Dietitian

• college-educated food and nutrition specialist

• Evaluate people's nutritional health and needs

Importance of a nutrition to health

• leading a healthy lifestyle

• with physical activity, helps reach and maintain a healthy weight, reduce rate of chronic diseases, and promote overall health

Balanced Diet

• consist of proper quantities and proportions of food

• helps maintain good health or growth

• means getting the right types and amount of foods and drinks

• it supports normal growth and development

Eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables

• helps protect against certain types of cancer and other diseases

Get more whole grain

• they are healthier and are better sources of fiber and other important nutrients.

• it reduces the risk of heart disease, constipation, and weight management.

Eat more fish and nuts

• supplies healthy unsaturated fats

• reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer by up to two thirds.

Cut down on Animal fats

• reduce risk of hearth and vascular disease.

• Saturated fats, especially from read meat and process meat, boost your LDL(Bad cholesterol)

Choose Food over supplements

• There are many compounds on food that helps to protect against various chronic diseases

• it should always be your fist line of defense

Nutrients

• Chemical substance found in food that are used by the body for growth and health

Carbohydrates

• It is the main energy source for the brain

• without it the body could not function properly

Fats

• It is an energy source

• 20 to 35% of your daily intake should come from it

Proteins

• it is the major structure component of the cells

• is responsible for building and repairing of body tissues

Minerals

• It is an inorganic compound

• It aids in energy production and body maintenance

Water

• It helps maintain homeostasis in the body

• It transports nutrients to cells

• It also assists in removing waste products from the body

Fiber

• It adds bulk to your diet

• It helps you feel full faster

• It can help with weight control and it aids digestion and helps prevent constipation

Top of the food pyramid

Fats and oils

Second on the food

Sugar and sweets

Third on the pyramid

Fish shellfish meat and poultry dried beans and nuts

Fourth on the pyramid

Eggs

Fifth of the pyramid

Milk and milk products

Sixth on the pyramid

Vegetables and fruits

Seventh on the pyramid

Rice rice products corn root crops bread and noodles

Eight in the pyramid

Water/beverages

Tannhauser

• A person responsible for the formula/ computation of the desirable body weight

Body Mass Index (BMI)

• measure of body size

• combines a persons weight and height

Desirable Body Weight (DBW)

• a persons optimal weight for a particular height

Total Energy requirement (TER)

• Daily energy requirment of a person based on his DBW, and physical activity