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| health of a person as determined by anthropmetric measuremeeant (height, weight, circumfrence) |
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| failing health that results from longstanding dietary practices that do not coincide with nutritional needs |
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a state in which nuritional intake greatly exceeds the body's needs
-some nutrients may accumulate toxins |
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| failing health that results from a long-standing dietary intake that is not enough to meet nutrional needs |
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-milk group(3cups), meat group, a fruit(2cups) and vegetable(2 1/2cup) group, and a bread and cereal goup(3 or more oz).
Inside-indepth informations
Tracker-nutritional and physical activity messages are based on tips |
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| dietary reference intake-terms used to encompass nutrient reccommendations made by the Food and Nutrition Board |
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| Recommended dietary intake-nutrient intake amount sufficent to meet the needs of 97% to 98% of the individuals -RDA's are intended for diet planning |
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| Adequate intake, use to evaluate your current intake of nutrients |
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| Estimated energy requirements, use to estimate calorie needs of the average person with specific height ,weight, gender. |
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| Upper level, used to evaluate the highest amount of daily nutrient intake unlikely to cause adverse health effects in the long run -vitamins and mineral |
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| Use a rough guide for comparing the nutrient content of a food to approximate human means |
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-Anthropometric- measurement of body weight and the length, circumference, and thicknesses
biochemical-measures biochemical functions such as enzymes
-clinical-outside appearance
-dietary- food choices and intake
-environmental- living onditions, education, cooking food |
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-look for the nutrition panel which is useful in identifying foods' nutrients, and the daily intake value.
-serving size
-serving per container |
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| Classified vitamins, minerals, amino acids, amd herbal remedies as "food" but the FDA doesnt regulate |
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| carryout vital roles and cell function. |
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| covers surfaces both inside and outside the body, they absorb nutrients and excrete waste. For example the lining of the respiratory tract |
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| supports and protects the body, stores fat, and produces blood. |
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| designed for movement, called muscle fibers. The three types of muscle tissue are skeletal, smooth, cardiac. Interaction of Actin and Myosin cause movement. |
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is in the brain and spinal cord and designed for communication. Neurons are the nerve cells that conduct impulses. Neuron structure, dendrites, cell body, axons.
-Microglia: phagocytic
-Astocytes: provides nutrients
-Oligodendroglia: form myelin |
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| Circulatory system characteristics and nutrient needs |
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| heart, blood vessels, and blood; transports nutrients, waste products, gases, and hormones throughout the body and plays a role in the immune response and the regulation of body temperatur |
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| Lymphatic system characteristics and nutrient needs |
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| ymph vessels, lymph nodes, and other lymph organ; removes foreign substances from the blood and lymph, combats disease, maintains tissue fluid balance, and aids in fat absorption |
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| outer memebrane that encloses all organelles inside the cell |
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| is the combination of fluid material and organelles and of the within the cell, not including the nucleus. |
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| sometimes called the "power plants" of the cell. Organelles convert the energy and nutrients from foods such as carbohydrate to form energy that cells can use. This is a aerobic because it requires oxygen |
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| All cells have one or more nuclei. the [cell nucleus] is bounded by a double membrane. Contains the genetic material, DNA. DNA Uses RNA to make protien, this process is called transcription. The RNA carries the transcribed DNA code to protein synthesizing sites called ribosomes, which translate to make protein. |
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communication network. Outer membrane of the cell nucleus is continuous with a network of tubes.
-Rough-contains ribosomes, where the RNA code is translated into proteins during protein synthesis
-Smooth- lipid synthesis, detoxification |
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| is a packaging site for proteins used in the cytoplasm or exported from the cell. (secretory vesicles- hold protein) |
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| are the cell's digestive system. They are sacs that contain enzymes for the digestion of foreign material, "suicide bags". |
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| contain enzymes that detoxify harmful chemicals. They are coated by an enzyme called [catalase], which prevents hydrogen peroxide. Metabolizes alcohol |
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