Contemporary Nutrition 10 Fall 2014 Diana Wright PhD, RD.

Contemporary Nutrition 10 Fall 2014

Diana Wright PhD, RD

1. Vitamins do not provide us with energy.2. High Fructose Corn Syrup is a poison. 3. Avocado, olives and nuts are cholesterol free. 4. Most of our daily calories are spent on physical activity.5. Muscle is primarily protein by weight. 6. Carbs and protein have the same calorie value/gram.7. The #1 cause of vitamin toxicity is supplement abuse.8. There are special diets that can prevent/cure cancer.

What do you know about nutrition? T/F

Welcome Goals/Introductions Attendance Course syllabus Some basics

My Goals Provide tools to be: An informed consumer of food Able to id when eating well and…when not! Able to correct dietary deficiencies Able to recognize when nutrition info is

reliable and……. when it isn’t!

About your instructor… LA native; now in Gilroy PhD in Nutrition & Physiologic Chemistry

(UCLA, UCD), Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Jobs=variety pack of nutrition related work Fun=anything to do with food. Also hiking with family and my --------->

Meet One Another

Exchange contact information with two classmates.Form groups of 3-4. Provide following info.

Last name, first name of each in group Birth country + languages spoken besides English How many of your group take supplements? How many of your group drink sweetened

beverages over 5x per week?

Attendance Roll will be taken each class session. If you want to add the class, take an add code

and sign your name on add sheet. No add codes offered after today.

Course Syllabus Read and use the syllabus. Best way to communicate with me is email at

[email protected] Check my website weekly for slides/handouts. http://faculty.deanza.fhda.edu/wrightdiana/ Textbook is important. It supports lecture.

What is this?

Nutrition….some basics

What is nutrition?

Think.Pair.Share.

Is this nutrition?

Nutrition Study of foods, their nutrient and other

chemical constituents and how they impact health

Food = basic need for everyone Energy and nutrients are required Illness if take in excess or are deficient Food variety in moderation is vital No good or bad foods Brown 7th Ed

Sorting nutrition fact from fiction…how?

College classes, reliable sites online, professional help

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)

Overall the RDN is best source of reliable nutrition info!Requirements: Bachelor’s degree/meet academic requirementsInternshipNational registration examContinuing Education throughout career Visit www.eatright.org to learn more

Nutrition 10 Survival Tips

Homework

Read the course outline!