Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Human Nutrition
- Nutrition
- Taking in of nutrients
- Organic
- contains Carbon
- Types of Nutrients
- Fat
- reserve energy stores/insulation
- oil/butter/cream/fish
- Made of 2 kinds of smaller molecules
- 3 key elements
- Oxygen
- Hydrogen
- Carbon
- Fatty acids & Glycerol
- Protein
- muscle/tissue building & repair
- Large molecule made of amino acid
- contains 5 elements
- Carbon
- Hydrogen
- Oxygen
- Nitrogen
- Sulphur
- Carbohydrate
- Our main source of energy
- Bread/pasta/sweets
- Contains 3 key elements
- Carbon
- Hydrogen
- Oxygen
- Sugars are the smallest & simplest carbs
- Minerals
- essential for carrying out normal body functions
- Iron
- Red meat
- Calcium
- Dairy
- Fibre
- function not needed
- Cereals
- Water
- Transport of materials around the body
- Drinks/liquid food
- Vitamins
- Aids chemical processes (making enzymes etc)
- C
- Oranges/other fruit & veg
- D
- Diary/ sunlight
- Inorganic
- Does NOT contain carbon
- Malnutrition
- Eating too much / too little of some nutrients
- Causes
- problems with absorption
- unbalanced diet
- Not enough food available