arc/notes
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Actions Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

vault backup: 2024-09-11 12:56:34

Browse Source
This commit is contained in:
zleyyij 2024-09-11 12:56:34 -06:00
parent 21cd091466
commit d4dc637e10
1 changed files with 10 additions and 0 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

10
education/nutrition/Misc.md
View File

@ -32,7 +32,17 @@
- A dietary supplement is a product that contains a vitamin, mineral, herb, or other plant product, an amino acid, or a dietary substance that *supplements* the diet by increasing total intake.
- The **Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act of 1994** allows manufacturers to classify nutrient supplements and herbal products as foods.
- They do not undergo rigorous testing before being marketed
- Most foods *do not contain toxic levels of vitamins and minerals*.
- A megadose is an amount of vitamin or mineral that is very high, generally at least 10 times the recommended amount of the nutrient.
- When taken in high amounts, many vitamins have unpleasant side effects.
# Malnutrition
- Malnutrition is a state of health that occurs when the body is *improperly nourished*. This includes *both* **undernutrition** and **over nutrition**.
- Nutritionally inadequate diets may be selected because of
- Lack of knowledge
- Low or fixed income
- Eating disorders
- Alco
# Definitions
| Term | Description |