Nutrition 200 Exam 1 Review
Nutrition Test Review
CHAPTER 1 * Scientific Method: Observation Hypothesis Experiment Results Support/Not Support Hypothesis * Sources of Reliable Nutrition Info * Know who the person is * .gov, .edu, .org * Types of Studies: * Epidemiological Studies – Studies disease/incidence in a population * Cross-Sectional Studies – Observe what people eat * Case-Control Study – Comparing someone with a disease to someone without it * Cohort – Analyze data collected over time * Experimental Studies * Animal Studies * Lab-Based/In-Vitro Studies – Explore effects of a variable on a tissue, cell, or molecule * Human Intervention Trials – People adapt to new behaviors and are studied * Most Trustworthy Studies * Real People * Real World * Large Studies * Consistency of the Evidence * Investigation of disease endpoints * Classes of Nutrients * With Calories and Energy * Carbs * Proteins * Fats * No Calories, No Energy * Vitamins * Minerals * Water * Minerals + Water = NOT organic (NO Carbon) * KiloCalories (kcals) * Same as popular term Calorie * (1000 Calories = 1kcal) * kiloCalories (kcal) in Nutrients * Carbs – 4kcal/g * Fat – 9kcal/g * Protein – 4kcal/g * Alcohol – 7kcal/g * Dietary Reference Intakes * Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) – Average daily amount of a nutrient that will maintain a specific biochemical or physiological function in half the healthy people of a given age and gender group * Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) – The average daily amount of a nutrient considered adequate to meet the known nutrient needs of practically all healthy people * Adequate Intake (AI) – Average daily amount of a nutrient that appears sufficient to maintain a specified criterion *
CHAPTER 1 * Scientific Method: Observation Hypothesis Experiment Results Support/Not Support Hypothesis * Sources of Reliable Nutrition Info * Know who the person is * .gov, .edu, .org * Types of Studies: * Epidemiological Studies – Studies disease/incidence in a population * Cross-Sectional Studies – Observe what people eat * Case-Control Study – Comparing someone with a disease to someone without it * Cohort – Analyze data collected over time * Experimental Studies * Animal Studies * Lab-Based/In-Vitro Studies – Explore effects of a variable on a tissue, cell, or molecule * Human Intervention Trials – People adapt to new behaviors and are studied * Most Trustworthy Studies * Real People * Real World * Large Studies * Consistency of the Evidence * Investigation of disease endpoints * Classes of Nutrients * With Calories and Energy * Carbs * Proteins * Fats * No Calories, No Energy * Vitamins * Minerals * Water * Minerals + Water = NOT organic (NO Carbon) * KiloCalories (kcals) * Same as popular term Calorie * (1000 Calories = 1kcal) * kiloCalories (kcal) in Nutrients * Carbs – 4kcal/g * Fat – 9kcal/g * Protein – 4kcal/g * Alcohol – 7kcal/g * Dietary Reference Intakes * Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) – Average daily amount of a nutrient that will maintain a specific biochemical or physiological function in half the healthy people of a given age and gender group * Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) – The average daily amount of a nutrient considered adequate to meet the known nutrient needs of practically all healthy people * Adequate Intake (AI) – Average daily amount of a nutrient that appears sufficient to maintain a specified criterion *