Nutrition 4 the beginner

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• Nutrition 4 the beginner
• By Jeff Rothman

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Purpose

• Inform and create or trigger interest in persons
  own health.
• Provides information to educate people about
  basic nutrition concepts and terminology.

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What Is Nutrition?

• There are 18 components of Nutrition
• Each component plays a role in achieving and
  maintaining good Nutrition.
• Content To Be Discussed

Food Labels Diet and
Exercise Dietary Guidelines
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Food Labels

• 1.) Serving Size/Servings per Container
  recommended amount to eat./How many servings the
  product contains (serving Sizes are a lot
  smaller than people realize)
• 2.) Calories units of energy we receive after
  eating food, or drinking liquid. (All labels are
  calculated by a 2000 calorie/day diet.)
• 3.) Total Fat fat, or adipose, comes from many
  foods. Some fat is good but too much can cause
  arteriosclerosis (clogged arteries), heart
  disease and other chronic diseases.
• 4.) Cholesterol there are two types LDL and
  HDL. The HDL is the good cholesterol and the LDL
  is the bad cholesterol and is associated with
  heart disease. It is required to build and
  maintain cell membranes. Not soluble in the
  blood. (Doesnt brake down)
• 5.) Sodium this is the amount of salt the
  product contains. We all need some sodium
  everyday but the majority of the country consumes
  entirely too much.

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Food Labels...continued

• 6.) Total Carbohydrate Carbs. are the bodies
  first source of energy. The Food and
  Agricultural Organization and the World Health
  Organization recommend 55-75 dietary energy
  (Calories) comes from carbohydrates.
• 7.) Dietary Fiber An indigestible part of plant
  foods that move through the digestive system and
  absorb water making bowel movements easier.
• 8.) Sugars These need to be limited and are
  known as a bad carbohydrates. Sugar comes is
  either in sucrose (table sugar), lactose (milk
  sugar), or fructose (fruit sugar) form. Too much
  sugar is associated with type II Diabetes,
  obesity, and tooth decay.
• 9.) Protein Large organic compounds called
  amino acids that are an essential part of almost
  every cell function. There are 20 different
  amino acids. Protein is known as the building
  block of life.
• 10.) Daily Values displays vitamins, minerals,
  and information on estimated caloric intake for a
  2000 and 2500 calorie diet. All food labels use
  this as a guide to estimate their Daily Values.

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Diet and ExerciseDefinitions

• Diet the amount of food and what kind of food a
  person eats each day.
• Exercise using ones body in an activity that
  develops or maintains physical fitness and
  overall health.
• Physical Fitness the ability of the heart,
  blood vessels, lungs and muscles to function
  efficiently and effectively in work and leisure
  activities, maintaining overall wellness,
  resisting hypokinetic (sedentary) diseases, and
  meeting emergency situations.
• Wellness Optimal health and vitality
  encompassing physical, emotional, environmental,
  spiritual, interpersonal/social, intrapersonal,
  intellectual well being.

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Diet and ExerciseFacts
Did You Know???

• From 2003-2004 17.1 of children and adolescents
  aged 2 to 19 years were overweight
• Currently, about 119 million, or 64.5, of US
  adults are either overweight or obese.
• There are about 3,500 calories per pound of body
  weight.
• To help maintain a healthy weight, it is
  suggested to eat six small meals a day.
• There are 4 calories/gram carbohydrate, 4
  calories/gram protein, 7 calories/gram alcohol, 9
  calories/gram fat.

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