Define Phytochemicals, zoonutrients, micronutrients and macronutrients
o Phytochemicals – health promoting compound in plant based food
o Zoonutrients – Health promoting compound in animal based food
o Micronutrient
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Define Phytochemicals, zoonutrients, micronutrients and macronutrients
o Phytochemicals – health promoting compound in plant based food
o Zoonutrients – Health promoting compound in animal based food
o Micronutrients – Vitamins and minerals
o Macronutrients – Proteins, lipids, fats, and water. Anything consumed in large
quantity
Explain importance of dietary fiber
o Helps with movement in digestive system
Explain the steps in the scientific method
o Make an observation
o Proposing a hypothesis
Predict the relationship between variables
Causual relationship
correlation
o Experiment
Epidemiologic studies- no intervention
Correlation- determine if one variable is correlated to another
Intervention studies
Control group, Placebo, blinded studies, and random
assignment
Review questions to ask to determine scientific basis of nutritional claim
o Where was it published?
o Who conducted the study?
o Who paid for the research?
o Did the researcher use the right study design?
o Do public health organizations concur?
Define essential, nonessential and conditionally essential nutrients
o Essential – Must be obtained through diet
o Nonessential – body can produce
o Conditional essential – circumstances such as because of an illness
Be able to complete calculations similar to the “practice with calculations worksheet”
assignment. (You may bring a calculator to class for the exam as long as it is JUST a
calculator. Tablets and smart phones are NOT allowed.)
APPLY your understanding of research studies including terminology Epidemiologic,
Control, Blinded, Intervention, Random, and Placebo.
o Epidemiologic Control –
o Blinded – blinding the participants so they don’t know if they get the placebo
or the actual treatment
o Random- random assignment to an experimental group
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