Nutrition Introduction

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Nutrition Introduction
Schindewolf Intermediate
Chapter 5 Day 1
Created by T Stivers
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People need ______ to survive.
food
To stay healthy, we need the _________ from the
foods we eat.
nutrients
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Making healthy food choices is important to your
___________.
overall health
Nutrition
___________ is the process by which the body
takes in and uses food.
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Is there a difference between appetite and hunger?
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What natural physical drive protects you from
starvation?
Hunger

• __________ is a desire, rather than the need, to
  eat.

Appetite
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When Your Stomach is Empty
When You Eat

• Its walls contract, stimulating nerve endings.
• The nerves signal your brain that your body needs
  food.

• The walls of the stomach are stretched.
• The nerve endings are no longer stimulated.

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Why good nutrition?

• Improves quality of life
• Provides calories
• Provides nutrients

Calories are units of ________ that measure the
__________used by the body.
heat
energy
are substances in food that the body needs to
_______, _____________, and _________ energy.
Nutrients
grow
repair itself
supply
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More reasons why good nutrition?

• One of the fastest growing periods - teens
• Enables you to stay mentally alert
• You feel good
• Look your best
• Prevents unhealthy weight gain, obesity, weight
  loss
• Prevents Type 2 diabetes
• Lowers your risk for heart disease, stroke, some
  cancers, and osteoporosis

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When choosing foods we are influenced by

• Family, friends, and peers
• Emotions
• Culture
• Cost
• Convenience
• Advertising

(Stressed, frustrated, depressed, bored, reward)
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