nutrition unit lesson 3 hyper palatable foods updated

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Nutrition: Lesson 3, Hyper-Palatable Foods and the Evolution of our DietType of Work: Indy Product: Reading/Qs/Snip Class Time: 1 Period EOC: Place inside lesson 3 Due:1PeriodConcept: As we discussed yesterday food for the many, many, many years was for a simple

purpose--to survive! But somewhere in our not too distant past food manufacturers and fast food

companies have learned how to earn your dollars.through your brain. Hyper-palatable foods

have inundated our society and our brains are left craving more. This has far-reaching implications

on our health in terms of number of calories consumed and the obvious relationship to obesity. Isfood addictive? If so what does this mean for our society? Or is it simply a matter of willpower?

Goal: TSWBAT: Identify the role nutrient quality has on food selection. Analyze the research on

why we choose hyper-palatable foods and their effect on the brain.

Lesson Link:Click Here

Directions: Do only one Level. You will only read ONE article and snip your answers with your name and period. To be nice I put the questions in numerical

order. I need nothing else and it should all be on one page. The information below is only a breakdown of what you will learn at each level in progressing

order. Click on the level and it will take you to your own evidence of completion based on level attempted. Complete your questions and delete all other info

on page including this to turn in. Snip and enter as your evidence of completion. Save a copy of your doc for your records in case you want to change your snip.

Breakdown of Evidence of Completion Goals/Objectives/Criteria By Level Attempted

1Level 1

Questions

Reading

What is emotional eating?What are comfort foods?

Whats the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger?

2Level 2

Questions

Reading

What does the brains pleasure center do and what does it have to do with food addictio n?

What foods are most addictive?

What does processed food mean?

What was food meant to do?

3Level 3

Questions

Reading

Foods high in what ingredients have been found to have addictive qualities.

Define Hyper-Palatable.

4Level 4

Questions

Reading

Provide examples of hyper-palatable foods.

Apply the premise of these foods and the commercial food industry to the rise in obesity.

Level 5/Extra Credit/Going Beyond: Make a list of the top 3 most Hyper-Palatable foods to you. Use the chart in the extra credit portion of lesson.
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Nutrition: Lesson 3, Hyper-Palatable Foods and the Evolution of our Diet Type of Work: Indy Product: Reading/Qs/Snip Class Time: 1 Period EOC: Place inside lesson 3 Due:1Period

NAME: PERIOD: ABSENT? (For Full Credit Turned in Late): Absent Date=1. What is emotional eating?2. What are comfort foods?

3. What are some of your comfort foods?4. Whats the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger?5. Why are we supposed to eat? What could be bad about not eating when you are hungry?--------Delete All Other Info On This Document Except This, Save and Then Snip AS ONE PAGE/Turn in------


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Nutrition: Lesson 3, Hyper-Palatable Foods and the Evolution of our Diet Type of Work: Indy Product: Reading/Qs/Snip Class Time: 1 Period EOC: Place inside lesson 3 Due:1Period

NAME: PERIOD: ABSENT? (For Full Credit Turned in Late): Absent Date=1. Why can food be considered addictive? 2. What does the brains pleasure center (look it up if you dont remember from the drug unit) do and what does it have to do with

food addiction?

3. What types of foods are we adapted to eat?4. What foods are most addictive?5. What does processed food mean?6. What was food meant to do?7. Now why do we eat and what is the problem with this?

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Nutrition: Lesson 3, Hyper-Palatable Foods and the Evolution of our DietType of Work: Indy Product: Reading/Qs/Snip Class Time: 1 Period EOC: Place inside lesson 3 Due:1Period

NAME: PERIOD: ABSENT (For Full Credit Turned in Late): Absent Date=1. New discoveries in science prove that industrial processed foodfood that is made in a plant, rather than grown on a plant is

biologically addictive. What does he mean by foods made in a plant rather than grown on a plant?

2. Define Binge: What type of food do people binge on?

3. The author says that nobody chooses to be fat. What is his argument in your own words

4. Foods high in what ingredients can be addictive?

5. Based on the criteriawe are addicted to industrial food based on the findings outlined in the article. Fill in the blanks:1. Sugar stimulates the brains ________centers through the neurotransmitter dopamine exactly like other addictive drugs.

2. Brain imagining (PET scans) shows that high-sugar and high-fat foods work just like ______, _________, or __________ in the brain.(iii)

3. Brain imaging (PET scans) shows that obese people and drug addicts have lower numbers of morphine receptors, making them more likely to ________ things that boostdopamine.

4. Foods high in _____ and __________ stimulate the release of the bodys own opioids (chemicals like morphine) in the brain. 5. Drugs we use to block the brains receptors for heroin and morphine (naltrexone) also reduce the consumption and preference for sweet, high-fat foods in both normal

weight and obese binge eaters.

Can you explain this? Plus 1 point extra credit:

6. People (and rats) develop a __________ to sugarthey need more and more of the substance to satisfy themselvesjust like they do for drugs of abuse like alcohol orheroin.

7. Obese individuals continue to eat large amounts of unhealthy foods despite severe social and personal negative consequences, just like addicts or alcoholics.8. Animals and humans experience ___________ when suddenly cut off from sugar, just like addicts detoxifying from drugs.9. Just like drugs, after an initial period of enjoyment of the food the user no longer consumes them to get high, but to feel _________.

6. Define Hyper, Define Palatable? What are hyper-palatable foods?

7. How does hyper-palatable foods tie in to consumption of junk food and weight gain?

Your own brain
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8. Do you believe that primitive neuoro-chemical reward centers in the brain override normal willpower like the author and that being

obese is an addiction?


Nutrition: Lesson 3, Hyper-Palatable Foods and the Evolution of our DietType of Work: Indy Product: Reading/Qs/Snip Class Time: 1 Period EOC: Place inside lesson 3 Due:1Period

NAME: PERIOD: ABSENT? (For Full Credit Turned in Late): Absent Date=

Cite the stats from the first paragraph:

13 % Obese in 1960-62

34 % Obese Today

Chance of having diabetes in lifetime= 1 in 3

Explain the picture to the right

The graph is showing the rapid expansion of

obesity in a 30 year period. Obesity spiked up

in about 1980, as well as morbid obesity.

What is leptin and what role does it

play in the potential genetic link to obesity?

Leptin is a chemical that comes from the fat tissue. It goes

through the hypothalamus to attempt to regulate the fat stores.They stimulate and depress hunger when food intake is too

small or too large in order to keep the body in homeostasis.

What does palatable mean.Palatable means tasty, appealing to the taste and

something that we want to eat. Ie junk food.

Give examples of palatable foods.

What are our top six calorie sources in the US

diet and how does this relate to the rats

cafeteria diet?Grain based desserts, yeast breads, chicken based

dishes, sweetened beverages, pizza, and alcoholic

How does the reward system decide which foods to crave?

It pairs it with food that the body wants and enjoys so it

becomes palatable.

Which ingredients or types of foods


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Chips, fast food, pastries, etc. beverages. does the reward system reinforce

or consider desirable and why?

It tries to reinforce foods that are high in sugar, salt, and fat

content, because that is what the body craves and needs to

survive.

How are commercial or processed foods

designed to hook you or keep you coming

back for more?The food is specifically diesigned to keep the

buyer coming back for more with certain

textures and flaors because they are common

in nutritious food. It effectively tricks our

brain and leaves us thinking that we need

more of said food.

What is hedonic circuitry and how does it

apply to the discussion of processed foods and

the increase in obesity stats?

If the hedonic system is stimulated in the right

ways is will tell your body to continue eating,

demonstrated by the marijuana munchies.

How could foods with high palatab-

ility be addictive?

Foods with high palatability are rewarded by the hedonicsystem. It will increase energy and make you crave more of that

food. The possibility for overstimulation is overwhelminglypossible and often likely if the hedonic system constantly

rewards for eating unhealthy foods.

Explain the picture to the left.

What types of diets should we consider tolesson the obesity epidemic

We have been turning to processed foods and

fast foods instead of eating and cooking food

at home. We should reverse this process and

switch to healthier foods instead of fast and

processed foods.

From Your Brain: Given what

youve read should the government regulate junk food?

For the well being of the people they should, but thegovernment is highly influenced by the companies that

create and promote these foods that are addictive and

essentially poisonous. Along with that, it isnt the

responsibility of the government to ensure that we are doing

what is best for us as people.


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