NUTRITION THE NUTRIENTS

NUTRITION & NUTRIENTS NUTRITION –PROCESS BY WHICH THE BODY TAKES IN AND USES FOOD FOOD THAT PROMOTES GOOD NUTRITION CONTAINS NUTRIENTS NUTRIENTS –SUBSTANCES WITHIN FOODS THE BODY NEEDS TO GROW, TO REPAIR ITSELF, AND TO SUPPLY YOU WITH ENERGY

NUTRIENTS 6 NUTRIENTS –CARBOHYDRATES –LIPIDS (FATS) –PROTEINS –VITAMINS –MINERALS –WATER

NUTRIENTS (CARBOHYDRATES) SUGARS & STARCHES –FRUIT, MILK, TABLE SUGAR –BREAD, WHOLE GRAIN, BEANS, NUTS, PASTA NUTRITIONISTS RECOMMEND 55% - 60% OF DAILY INTAKE –MAINLY COMPLEX CARBS PREFERRED SOURCE OF ENERGY

NUTRIENTS (CARBOHYDRATES) TYPES –SIMPLE FORMS OF SUGAR EASY TO PROCESS QUICK ENERGY –COMPLEX FORMS OF STARCH ENERGY FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME ROLE OF CARBOHYDRATES –PROVIDE ENERGY –STORE EXCESS (AS FAT) UNTIL NEEDED

NUTRIENTS (PROTEINS) NUTRIENTS THAT HELP BUILD AND MAINTAIN BODY CELLS AND TISSUES PROTEINS ARE MADE UP OF AMINO ACIDS –9 ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS TYPES –COMPLETE –INCOMPLETE

NUTRIENTS (PROTEINS) THE ROLE OF PROTEINS –BUILDS NEW CELLS DURING MAJOR GROWTH PERIODS –REPLACES DAMAGED / WORN-OUT CELLS –SUPPLY BODY WITH ENERGY NOT BODY’S MAIN SOURCE OF ENERGY STORE EXCESS (AS FAT) UNTIL NEEDED

NUTRIENTS (LIPIDS “FATS”) FATTY SUBSTANCE THAT DOES NOT DISSOLVE IN WATER SOME FAT NECESSARY FOR GOOD HEALTH PROVIDE TWICE ENERGY AS PROTEIN AND CARBOHYDRATES –CONTAIN MOST CONCENTRATED FORM OF ENERGY NUTRITIONIST RECOMMEND - NO MORE THAN 20 – 30% OF DAILY INTAKE

NUTRIENTS (LIPIDS “FATS”) TYPES –SATURATED FAT USUALLY SOLID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE INCREASES CHANCE OF HEART DISEASE, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, CANCERS AND OBESITY –UNSATURATED FAT USUALLY LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED RISK OF HEART DISEASE

NUTRIENTS (LIPIDS “FATS”) THE ROLE OF LIPIDS –CONCENTRATED FORM OF ENERGY –TRANSPORT VITAMINS –PART OF BODY TISSUES –CARRIER OF OTHER NUTRIENTS –ADD FLAVOR AND TEXTURE TO FOODS –DIGEST SLOWER – FULL FEELING LONGER

NUTRIENTS (LIPIDS “FATS”) CHOLESTEROL –WAXY FAT-LIKE SUBSTANCE PRODUCED BY THE BODY EATING FOOD HIGH IN FATS TRANSPORTED THROUGH BLOOD –HDL GOOD CHOLESTEROL REMOVED OTHER CHOLESTEROL –LDL BAD CHOLESTEROL DEPOSITS OTHER CHOLESTEROL

NUTRIENTS (VITAMINS) COMPOUNDS FOUND IN LIVING THINGS –NEEDED IN SMALL AMOUNTS FOR LIFE AND GROWTH TO PREVENT DISEASES –REGULATE DIGESTION, ABSORPTION AND METABOLISM OF OTHER NUTRIENTS DEFICIENCY –HAVING TOO LITTLE OF NECESSARY SUBSTANCE TOXIC –POISONOUS OR DEADLY

NUTRIENTS (VITAMINS) TYPES –FAT-SOLUBLE DISSOLVE IN FAT ABSORBED AND STORED IN BODY STORED IN FATTY TISSUES, LIVER AND KIDNEYS –WATER-SOLUBLE DISSOLVE IN WATER NOT STORED IN BODY PASS EASILY INTO BLOOD DURING DIGESTION MUST REPLENISH REGULARLY

NUTRIENTS (MINERALS) SIMPLE SUBSTANCES FOUND IN THE ENVIRONMENT –YOUR BODY CANNOT MANUFACTURE RESPONSIBILITIES –REGULATES BODY FUNCTIONS –IMPORTANT TO BODY STRUCTURE –EITHER QUICKLY USED OR LOST IN WASTE

NUTRIENTS (MINERALS) TYPES –MAJOR REQUIRED IN LARGE AMOUNTS –TRACE REQUIRED IN SMALL AMOUNTS

NUTRIENTS (WATER) MOST ABUNDANT NUTRIENT VITAL TO EVERY BODY FUNCTION RESPONSIBILITIES –CARRIES OTHER NUTRIENTS –ASSISTS IN ALL BODY FUNCTIONS –LUBRICATES YOUR JOINTS AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES –HELPS MAINTAIN NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE –ENABLES YOU TO SWALLOW AND DIGEST FOOD –ELIMINATES WASTES

NUTRIENTS (WATER) AT LEAST 8 CUPS DAILY TO MAINTAIN HEALTH EACH DAY YOU LOSE 2-3 QUARTS –URINATION –BREATHING/TALKING/SPITTING –SWEATING/PERSPIRING DEHYDRATION –LOSS OF WATER FROM BODY TISSUES –SYMPTOMS WEAK MUSCLES / CRAMPS CLAMMY SKIN SEVERE = DEATH