Nutrition and health
- Created by: irinmathew
- Created on: 08-11-16 19:58
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- Food Groups
- Vitamin C
- Sources- Oranges and green veg.
- Function- assistance in the absorption from gut and helps keep blood vessels strong
- Deficiency- Scurvy
- Proteins
- Constituent elements- carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
- Sub- unit - Amino acids
- Sources- Eggs, fish and milk
- Function - growth and repair of cells
- Fats
- Constituent elements- carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
- Sub - unit- Glycerol and fatty acids
- Sources- Cheese, meat
- Function -Provides insulation, good energy source and protects organs
- Complex Carbohydrates
- Constituent elements- carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
- Sub-unit - Glucose
- Sources- Bread, pasta, cereal
- Function- slow release source
- Simple Carbohydrates
- Constituent element- Carbon, hydrogen, Oxygen
- Sub-unit- Glucose
- Sources- Milk, Fruit
- Fast acting energy source
- Vitamin D
- Sources- Cheese, milk
- Function - Essential for growth, keeps bones and teeth healthy and helps body absorb calcium
- Deficiency- Rickets
- Calcium
- Sources- Milk, cheese
- Function- Helps teeth and bones grow and stay strong, helps nerves and muscle action and blood clotting
- Deficiency - poor growth of teeth and bones
- Iron
- Sources-Green veg. and red meat
- Function- Needed to make hemoglobin in red blood cells
- Deficiency- Anemia and low energy levels
- Fibre
- Sources Whole meal breads and vegetables
- Function - needed for efficient work of the digestive system and prevents constipation
- Deficiency - Constipation
- Water
- Sources-Drinks, fruit
- Function- Important as a transport medium, component of cytoplasm and body fluids and for it's use in chemical reaction.
- Deficiency - Dehydration
- Vitamin C
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