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NUTRITION
Morgan KearnsHigh School
WHAT ARE NUTRIENTS?
- Chemical substances
supplies by the
environment
- Required for survival
MACRONUTRIENTS
•Carbohydrates – 4.1 grams per calorie
•Protein – 4.1 grams per calorie
•Lipids – 4.1 grams per calorie
MICROMUTRIENTS
•Vitamins
•Minerals
- Organic compounds include sugar &
starches
- Two Types
- Complex Carbohydrates
- Simple Carbohydrates
- Glucose in the most commonly used for
energy
Carbohydrates
• There function is building more protein
• Supplying energy
• Supplying essential amino acids
Proteins
LIPIDS Organic compounds
Include fats, oils, and fat substances
Supply energy for cellular process
Help builds structures of cell membranes
Vitamins
Organic compounds that are essential for metabolic process.
Fat Soluble vitamins
Water Soluble
vitamins
A D E K
• Dissolved in fats and are influenced by
lipids
• Stored in tissues
Fat Soluble Vitamins
VITAMIN A
- Stored in liver- Visual pigment- Needed for bones & teeth- In fish, eggs, milk, and butter
~ stored in liver, skin, brain, sleep, & bones
~ promotes absorption of calcium &
phosphorus
~produced in skin exposed to UV light
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Stored in muscles & adipose
Anti-oxidant
Found in oils, fruits, nuts, and veggies
Vitamin K- Stored in liver
- Helps with clotting
- Found in leafy greens, tomatoes,
& cauliflower
Water Soluble VitaminsB C
Cooking with destroy them
VITAMIN B• 6 are essential for normal cellular metabolism
Thiamine
Riboflavin
B 6
B 12
Folacin
MineralsAre inorganic elements that are essential in human metabolism
Extracted from the soil by plants
Most concentrated in bones and teeth
Calcium & PhosphorusFound in teeth and bones
Essential for nerve impulse conduction,Muscle contraction, & blood coagulation.
Important roles in nearly all metabolic reactions
Iron
Most abundant in the blood
Deficiency causes : Iron Deficiency Anemia
Function - enables hemoglobin in RBC to carry oxygen
Malnutrition
- Poor nutrition
- Lack of essential nutrients
- Failure to use them Nutrition
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