1. NUTRITION Ong Wee Koon Daniel Tee Ming Yi

2. Balanced diet  carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals salts and fibre in the correct proportions

3. Carbohydrates  most important source of energy  obtain most of our carbohydrate in the form of starch Starch Glucose Used by tissues Respiration

4. Protein  required for growth and repair Proteins Amino acids Absorbed by the blood

5. Fats  used as a source of energy  Insulation  Vitamin C: needed for your body to repair itself  synthesis of collagen  Vitamion D: regulates the calcium and phosphorus levels in the blood Vitamins (C & D)

6. Mineral salts  Calcium: required for healthy teeth, bones and muscles  proper functioning of muscles and nerves  Helps clot blood  Iron: required to make haemoglobin  essential component of proteins involved in oxygen transport

7. Deficiency of nutrients  Vitamin C  scurvy  bleeding gums  poor wound healing  Anemia  impaired bone growth.  Vitamin D  Rickets  Bow-legs and knock-knees

8. Deficiency of nutrients  Calcium  Rickets  Iron  Anaemia  Haemoglobin level drops

9. From survey… Serving of meat eaten No. of students

10. Serving of veg

11. No. of students

12. Serving of tofu and dairy products

14. Improvements  Targeted at the chicken rice stall.  Needs to provide students with more variety other than only chicken and other stuff like fried eggs.

15. Bibliography  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D  http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/vitami nC/ http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins/vitami nC/  http://www.purchon.com/biology/diet.htm#carbohyd rates http://www.purchon.com/biology/diet.htm#carbohyd rates  http://dietary- supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/iron.asp http://dietary- supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/iron.asp  http://www.calciuminfo.com/ http://www.calciuminfo.com/  http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/vitamin-c- deficiency.htm http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/vitamin-c- deficiency.htm