Nutrition

Nutrition

1. key term in nutrion

   • Nutrition
     • Sciencetific study of how the nutrients n compounds in food nourish your body
   • Nutrients
     • Chemical substances obtained from food n used in the body to  -provide energy -structural materials -regulating agents to support growth -maintenance n repair of body tissue
   • Diet
     • Foods n beverages consumed
   • Foods
     • Products or consumable from plants/animals to yield energy n nutrients. IMPORTANT FACTOR THAT INFLUENCE THE NUTRITION N HEALTH STATUS

2. Diet & Health

   • Healthy people 2020
     • -increase the proportion of adult who are healthy weight -reduce the proportion of adult who are obese -reduce the proportion of overweight/obese children n adults -increase the contribution of fruits to diet(aged 2 yr n older) -increase the variety n contribution of vegetables to diets(aged 2 yr n older)
   • Factors that influence your health
     • -Lifestyles -Your risk factor,personal characteristics that influence chances of developing disease
   • Our changing eating habits
   • Important of care about diet
     • Adequate diet plus regular exercise may reduce your chances of developing chronic diseases (e.g heart disease,cancers,stroke,diabetes mellitus)