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Dietary Guidelines-answer-Designed to help Americans choose
diets that:
Meet nutrient requirements
Promote health
Support active lives
Reduce risks of chronic disease
Development of Dietary
Guidelines-answer-Evidence-based independent advisory
committee
Advisory committee's report reviewed
by government scientists and officials
Translation to meaningful messages
for the public by health
communication specialists
Recommendations of Dietary
Guidelines-answer-Follow a healthy eating pattern
Focus on variety, nutrient density,
and amount
Limit calories from added sugars and
saturated fats and reduce sodium
Shift to healthier food and beverage
choices
Support healthy eating patterns for all
Dietary Supplements-answer-Food products that are added to the
total diet, which contains:
, Vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals,
amino acids, metabolites, constituents,
or extracts
Intended to be taken as a pill,
capsule, or liquid
Not all dietary supplements are
beneficial
Healthy Weight-answer-Body weight at which a person feels
good and physically functions at a
high level of well-being
Called optimal weight, ideal weight,
and desirable weight
Varies from one person to another
based on age, gender, and body type
Body Mass Index (BMI)-answer-Ratio of weight to height
Not a direct measure of percent fat
Muscular person may have a high BMI
but not be overfat
Healthy weight Number-answer-18.5-25
Overweight-answer-25-29.9
Obesity-answer-30 and above
Storage of excessive amounts of fat
that increases a person's risk for
multiple chronic diseases
Underweight-answer-Less than 18.5
Body Composition-answer-Partitioning of body weight into fat
and lean components
Obesity is linked to...?-answer-Increased rate of high blood pressure,
lipid abnormalities, and diabetes
,Increased risk for cancers
Arthritis, mobility problems, sleep
disturbances, and breathing problems
Problems with childbearing, premature
birth, and learning disabilities
Prevention approach to Obesity-answer-Right combination of individual lifestyle
behaviors
Supportive public policies
Key Factors
Contributing to Obesity-answer-High Energy Intake
Genetic proposition
Low Energy Expensure
Eating Disorders-answer-Spectrum of clinical disorders
involving disturbed eating patterns
Two Types Of Eating Disorders-answer-Anorexia - Excessive starvation
Bulimia - Uncontrolled binge eating
What do eating disorders cause? And who does it effect?-answer-Most common in
adolescent girls and
young women
Major concern in appearance,
endurance, and weight-classification
sports
Eating Disorders Include-answer-Can include:
Extreme reduction of food intake
Severe overeating
Feelings of distress or excessive concern
about body image
Energy Balence-answer-Relationship between energy input
and energy output
Weight is maintained Equation-answer-Input = output
, Gain in weight-answer-Input > output
Weight loss-answer-Input < output
Stress-answer-Person's collective
psychobiological responses to
challenging situations
Stressors-answer-Disrupt a person's natural
state of balance
Two Stressors-answer-Distress, Eustress
Distress-answer-Negative stress
Created by stressors
that deplete energy
and result in
impaired
performance
Eustress-answer-Positive stress
Created by stressors
that motivate and
result in improved
performance
Degree of Stress-answer-Acute, Episodic, Chronic
Acute Stress-answer-Brief But Intense
{Narrowly Avoiding Incidents}
Episodic Stress-answer-Regular or predictiment but intermittent {Exams, Class Projects
Prolonged and Continual-answer-Prolonged and Continual,{Constant Pain Due To
Health Condition}
General Adaptation
Syndrome-answer-Model that
describes the
body's physiological
responses to
stressors in three