WRITTEN REVISION SUMMARY
Nutrients
-substances in foods required by the body for energy,
growth, maintenance, and repair
Nutrient Categories
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Lipids (Fats)
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
Dimensions of Health
1. Physical Health
2. Social Health
3. Intellectual Health
4. Emotional Health
5. Spiritual Health
6. Environmental Health
Physical Health
-efficiency of the body to function appropriately, to
maintain immunity to disease, and to meet daily energy
-depends on the amount of nutrients available to the body
-body is composed of nutrients in various combinations
and their distribution is highly individualized to meet the
physical health needs individual
Intellectual Health
,-use of intellectual abilities to learn and to adapt to
changes in one's
-Nutritional imbalances can affect intellectual health, as
occurs with iron-deficiency anemia(lack of iron-rich food
consumption, especially in children, could lead to possible
learning difficulties)
Emotional Health
-capacity to easily express or suppress emotions
appropriately
-Poor eating habits during times of stress may include
overeating or under-eating the appropriate amounts of
food
-These eating habits can lead to fluctuations in blood
glucose levels
Social Health
-ability to interact with people in an acceptable manner
and sustain relationships with family members, friends,
and colleagues
-Nutritional status is sometimes affected by the quality of a
person's relationships with family and friends
-do you enjoy eating with others
-do you restrict certain foods based on who is present
-are you unable to eat in certain social situations
Spiritual Health
-cultural beliefs that give purpose to human existence,
found through faith in the teachings of organized religions,
in an understanding of nature or science, or in an
acceptance of the humanistic view of life
Several religions forbid the consumption of specific foods
Environmental Health
,-external factors that affect a person's health and well-
being
-physical environment within which one lives and works
-as affected by determinants of ethnicity, education,
income, and occupation
-extending to the larger environment of safeguarding
natural resources to reduce exposure to preventable
hazards
Primary prevention
nutritional strategies to prevent the initial development of a
disease, illness, or disorder
Secondary prevention
involving early detection to stop or reduce the effects of a
disease, illness, or disorder
Tertiary prevention
nutritional support and educational guidance after a
disease, illness, or disorder develops
Healthy People 2030: General
-Increase vegetable consumption by people aged 2 years
and older
-Increase consumption of dark green vegetables, red and
orange vegetables, and beans and peas by people aged 2
years and over
-Increase whole grain consumption by people aged 2
years and over
-Reduce consumption of added sugars by people aged 2
years and over
-Reduce iron deficiency in children aged 1 to 2 years
-Increase the proportion of schools that don't sell less
healthy foods and drinks
-Reduce household food insecurity and hunger
, -Reduce consumption of sodium by people aged 2 years
and over
-Increase vitamin D consumption by people aged 2 years
and over
-Eliminate very low food security in children
-Increase fruit consumption by people aged 2 years and
over
-Reduce consumption of saturated fat by people aged 2
years and over
-Increase calcium consumption by people aged 2 years
and over
-Increase potassium consumption by people aged 2 years
and over
Healthy People 2030: Adolescents and Infants
-Increase the proportion of students participating in the
School Breakfast Program
-Increase the proportion of eligible students participating in
the Summer Food Service Program
-Increase the proportion of infants who are breastfed
exclusively through age 6 months
-Increase the proportion of infants who are breastfed at 1
year
Healthy People 2030: Diabetes, Heart Disease and
Stroke
-Increase the proportion of eligible people completing
CDC-recognized type 2 diabetes prevention programs
-Reduce the proportion of adults with high blood pressure
-Reduce cholesterol in adults
Healthy People 2030 objectives include: Obesity
-Reduce the proportion of adults with obesity.
-Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents with