Fundamentals of Nutrition NTR 300

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Fundamentals of Nutrition NTR 300

• Dr. Lorna Shepherd

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Nutrition Overview

• Objectives
• Define nutrients
• Identify the major nutrition components of a
  diet their sources, function and metabolism
• Carbohydrates, protein, lipids, vitamins,
  minerals, water
• Describe the American diet
• Identify appropriate nutrition goals

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Diet

• What we eat consistently on a daily basis over a
  period of time.
• Shaped by food habits we develop
• Healthy or unhealthy

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Characteristics of a Balanced Diet

• Nutrient Dense
• Adequacy
• Portion Control
• Variety
• Essential Nutrients

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Nutrition

• Nutrition
• The science of foods and its components their
  interactions, including digestion, absorption,
  assimilation and excretion
• Food provides the nutrients needed for fuel,
  building and maintaining body cells

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• Essential nutrients
• Substances essential for health that the body
  cannot make or cannot make in sufficient quantity
  to meet bodily needs.

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Energy Yielding Nutrients

• Carbohydrate
• Protein
• Lipids

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Non-Energy Yielding Nutrients

• Vitamins
• Minerals
• Water

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Non- Nutritive Components of plant foods

• Phytochemicals
• Include carotenes lycopene
• Confer protection against some cancers.
• Some studies show improved immune function and
  decreases in inflammatory processes.