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Food Safety
Added intentionally:
Antibiotics, preservatives
Added non-intentionally:
Cleaning agents, Pesticide Residues
Foodborne Illness
224,000 persons
Host:
Use of immunity suppressant medications & conditions (HIV/AIDS) Increase in the number of elderly
Calories
Calorie balance occurs when Calories IN = Calories OUT If IN > OUT = Weight gain occurs If IN < OUT = Weight loss occurs
Nutrition Concepts
Food Pyramid
Food groups
Food Journals
Eating Disorders
Compulsive Over-Eating Obesity Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa
Obesity
In the US: 61% of adults 13% Children 6-11 yrs;14% Adolescents 1219 yrs All ages, racial & ethnic groups; both genders 300,000 deaths each year Economic Cost: $117 billion (2000)
Eating Disorders
Average American woman: 5'4" tall & weighs 140 lbs Average American model: 5'11" tall & weighs 117 lbs Most fashion models are thinner than 98% of American women!
80% of American women are dissatisfied with their appearance 42% of 1st-3rd grade girls want to be thinner 81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat