Diet - Nutrients / Variations
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- Created on: 06-05-15 14:27
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- Diet
- Essential nutrients
- Carbohydrate
- Provide energy
- Made up of simple sugars
- Fats
- Provide energy, act as an energy store, provide insulation
- Made up of fatty acids and glycerol
- Proteins
- Growth/repair
- Made up of amino acids
- Vitamins and minerals
- Various functions
- Water
- Prevents dehydration
- Carbohydrate
- Diet variations
- Age
- Children: Protein for growth
- Older people: calcium
- Gender
- Females: Iron, lost in menustration
- Physical activity
- Active - need more protein
- Religion
- Personal
- Medicinal
- Age
- Essential nutrients
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