Slide preparation: Lonnie M. Lowery, Ph.D.© 2003 Wadsworth/ Thomson Learning Personal Nutrition M....

Slide preparation: Lonnie M. Lowery, Ph.D. © 2003 Wadsworth/ Thomson Learning

Personal NutritionM. Boyle and S.L. Anderson

Chapter 1:

The Art of Understanding Nutrition


True or False?1. It is possible to have an appetite without being hungry.2. Most people obtain information about nutrition from

health professionals.3. The way people choose to live and eat can affect their

health and quality of life as they age.4. You can order a low-fat, balanced meal at a fast-food

outlet.5. Healthful diets cost more than relatively unhealthful diets.

Ask Yourself:

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True or False?6. When a person suffers from malnutrition, it means he

or she is taking in too few nutrients.7. A nutritionist is a professional certified to advise people

on nutrition.8. The notion of eating insects universally repels people

around the world.9. The more current a dietary claim, the more you can

trust its accuracy and reliability.10. An author who makes a statement about nutrition in a

published book has a legal obligation to tell the truth.

Ask Yourself:

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Nutrition and Fraud

• Nutrition: the study of foods, their nutrients and other chemical components, their actions and interactions in the body, and their influence on health and disease.

• Health fraud: conscious deceit practiced for profit, such as the promotion of a false or an unproven product or therapy.

• Quackery: fraud. A quack is a person who practices health fraud.– quack = to boast loudly


Nutrition and Health PromotionDiseases of Deficiency and

Excess…• Goiter: (GOY-ter) enlargement of

the thyroid gland caused by iodine deficiency.

• Pellagra: (pell-AY-gra) niacin deficiency characterized by diarrhea, inflammation of the skin, and, in severe cases, mental disorders.

• Malnutrition: any condition caused by an excess, deficiency, or imbalance of calories or nutrients.

• Overnutrition: calorie or nutrient over-consumption severe enough to cause disease or increased risk of disease; a form of malnutrition.

• Degenerative disease: chronic disease characterized by deterioration of body organs as a result of misuse and neglect; poor eating habits, smoking, lack of exercise, and other lifestyle habits often contribute to degenerative diseases, including heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, and diabetes.

• Seven common lifestyle elements associated with longevity:– avoiding excess alcohol, not

smoking, maintaining desirable weight, exercising, regularly, sleeping 7 to 8 hours a night, not snacking between meals, and eating breakfast.


See text, page 7.


• Start at the top line—age 76, the average life expectancy for adults in the United States today.

• For each of the 11 lifestyle areas add or subtract years as instructed. If an area doesn’t apply, go on to the next one.

• If you are not sure of the exact number to add or subtract, make a guess.

See text, page 8.


Food costs can decrease on healthy, weight-reducing diets. To see for yourself, go to your local supermarket and compare costs of the foods above.


National Agenda forImproving Nutrition and Health


National Agenda forImproving Nutrition and Health

Table 1-2 cont.


Understanding Our Food Choices

Availability…• Hunger: the

physiological need for food.

• Appetite: the psychological desire to eat, which is often but not always accompanied by hunger.


• Strategy 1: Don’t supersize.

• Strategy 2: Think grilled, not fried.

• Strategy 3: Hold the mayo.

• Strategy 4: Avoid all-you-can-eat restaurants.

• Strategy 5: “Just say no.”


• Strategy 6: Balance fast-food meals with other food choices during the day.

• Strategy 7: Split your order—share with a friend.

• Strategy 8: Bring your lunch.

• Strategy 9: Choose grab-and-go foods.

• Strategy 10: If all else fails, go for the obvious low-calorie choices.



Income, Food Prices, and Convenience…

• Undernutrition: severe under-consumption of calories or nutrients leading to disease or increased susceptibility to disease; a form of malnutrition.



Advertising and the Media…• Television• Radio• Magazines

– both advertisements and media rank among the most influential sources of diet and nutrition information

• This, in turn affects our food choices.


Understanding Our Food ChoicesSocial and Cultural Factors…• Social group: a group of

people, such as a family, who depend on one another and share a set of norms, beliefs, values, and behaviors.

• Culture: knowledge, beliefs, customs, laws, morals, art, and literature acquired by members of a society and passed along to succeeding generations.

• Ethnic cuisine: the traditional foods eaten by the people of a particular culture.



Table 1-4 cont.


See text pp. 21-27.See text pp. 21-27.

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