Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Home economics
- Vitamins & Minerals
- (Vitamins) Vitamin C- Helps absorb
Iron,Necessary for healthy
skin and gums
- (Vitamins) B group- Controls release of
energy and for healthy nerves.
- (Minerals) Calcuim-
Needed for strong
bones and teeth.
- (Minerals) Iron- Needed
to make haemoglobin in
red blood cells to catty
oxygen around the
body.
- Protein
- Protein is the basic building
material of every cell in the
body
- Made up of amino acids
- There are two groups:
High biological value
(HBV) and Low biological
value (LBV)
- Fats
- Fats provide the body with energy. The
body stores fat under the skin
- There are two groups:
Saturated fats (animals) and
Unsaturated fats (fish).
- Carbohydrates
- Carbohydrates are made up of
simple sugars called glucose.
- There are three groups:
Sugars,Starches and
Dietary fibres.
- Water
- It satisfies thirst,It helps digest and it
removes waste from the body in the form of
urine.
- It is a source of minerals such as
fluoride and calcium. it is essential part
of all body fluids and cells