Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Nutriton
- Why do we eat food?
- Energy
- Compounds for
growth, repair
and reproduction
- Substances which regulate production of
energy growth and repair
- What factors affect the food we eat?
- family+ friends
- weight
- lifestyle
- income
- gender
- age
- location
- climate
- media
- avalibility
- Nutrients
- Macro Nutrients
- Examples: protein,
carbohydrates, fats
- tend to be measured in grams
- we need a lot of them
- Micro Nutrients
- Measured in mg
- needed in smaller quantities
- Examples:: vitamins and minerals
(calcium, iron) (ADEK-fat soluble) (B
group, C- water soluble
- Trace elements
- minerals which are
needed in tiny
quantities
- Examples: copper,
zinc, chromium,
manganese
- Other requirments
- salt
- water
- Fibre (non-starch polysacchoride
- Functions of nutrients
- Carbohydrate
- They provide energy and during
digestion are changed into glucose
and used for energy
- Excess glucose is converted into fatty
acids which is then stored as body fat
- Starch-found in flour,
pasta, rice and bread
- Deficiency disease: ketosis
- Vitamins
- Help protect the
body from
disease
- water soluble
- Vitamin B and C
- Stored in the liver
- Need to be
replenished
everyday
- Fat soluble
- A,D,E,K
- Minerals
- Essentials: calcium,
iron, magnesium,
sodium, chlorine, zinc,
phosphorus
- Needed to grow,
controlling body
fluid and
building strong
bones and teeth
- Fat
- found in animal
and plant sources
- functions:
structure of
body cells,
keeping us
warm,
concentrated
source of
energy,.
- unsaturated- can
reduce cholesterol levels
- Saturated-
11% of food
should come
from them
- Protien
- growth and repair of
body tissues, muscles
and blood cells
- Deficiency
Disease:
kwashiorkor
- Eat well plate
- Why is it useful?
- It applies to most people
including vegetarians and people
from all ethnic origins
- makes healthy eating easier to
understand by showing proportions and
types of food needed
- It is pictorial and easier to understand the 5
different groups of food
- Composite dishes
- Dishes which
contain a
mixture of all
food groups
- Roast dinner
- chilli
- paella
- lasagne
- 5 food groups
- Protien
- help the body grow and stay healthy
- Main nutrients: iron, zinc,
magnesium and vitamin
B12
- Carbohydrate
- main nutrients:
starch, some
calcium and iron,
vitamin B and fibre
- Fats and sugars
- only to be
consumed in
small amounts
per day
- Fruit and vegetables
- main nutrients: carotene, vitamin c, folates and fibre
- Aim for at least 5 portions a day
- Dairy
- Helps bones
and teeth grow
strong and
healthy
- Main nutrients:
calcium, protein,
vitamin B12, A
and D