Your HW tonight and tomorrow (and who knows how long) is to study - and complete/go through Assignment 33. If you have questions at any point, shoot me an email.
Topics We Discussed This Semester
Unit 1 - Determinants of Food Choice
- cost, availability, location, taste, convenience (among many others) - know examples of these factors/how they work
Unit 2 - Food and the Human Body
- digestion - know the organs and the enzymes, the path that food takes, chemical v. mechanical digestion
- macronutrients - proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, water - know definitions (ex. saturated fats or polysaccharides), examples, sources, functions
- calories - definition, how many are found in carbs, etc.
- reading and interpreting a nutrition label
- micronutrients - vitamins and minerals like iron, calcium, potassium, Vitamins A, C, D, E and folate - know the functions, deficiency symptoms, and sources associated with each
Unit 3 - Diet and Health
- chronic disease v. acute disease
- leading causes of death - CVD, cancer, diabetes, atherosclerosis, hypertension - relationship to obesity, connection to diet
- obesity - causes of obesity
- health claims v. structure-function claims
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