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Mind Map by Timothy Ramer, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Timothy Ramer
over 8 years ago
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Nutrient Basics
- Nutrients in food
- Used to:
- Make energy
- Regulate body funtions
- Build or repair tissue
- Over all help you grow
- Make energy
- 6 Essential Nutrients
- Water
- The most basic and important nutrient that your body CAN'T live without
- The most basic and important nutrient that your body CAN'T live without
- Carbohydrates
- 2 types of carbs include: Simple and complex
- Both provide dietary fiber and energy.
- More readily available
- More readily available
- Simple carbs have a high calorie count but low nutritional value
- Complex carbs are full of minerals
- Both provide dietary fiber and energy.
- Food sources include: Candy,soda,jelly,fruits,juices,milk and yogurt
- 2 types of carbs include: Simple and complex
- Protein
- Nutrient that people already get plenty of
- Provides energy and helps repair/build/maintain body tissues
- Food sources include: Meats, eggs, poultry, dairy,nuts,legumes
- Can't be stored so protein needs to be consumed through out the day
- Food sources include: Meats, eggs, poultry, dairy,nuts,legumes
- The 2 types include complete and incomplete
- Nutrient that people already get plenty of
- Fat
- Helps the functionality of our nerves and brain, but you don't want too much. Just a healthy amount will do.
- Food sources include butter, salad dressing,seeds, dairy products,etc.
- Also needed for healthy skin, growth and energy
- The types include:
- Saturated
- Polyunsaturated
- Monounsaturated
- Saturated
- The types include:
- Helps the functionality of our nerves and brain, but you don't want too much. Just a healthy amount will do.
- Vitamins
- Don't create energy, but they release energy from other nutrients.
- Don't create energy, but they release energy from other nutrients.
- Minerals
- Help provide functions within the body
- Help provide functions within the body
- Water
- Fiber is indigestible but helps digestion for other items
- Oatmeal,fruits,veggies,whole grains, legumes are some food sources
- Oatmeal,fruits,veggies,whole grains, legumes are some food sources
- Used to:
- 11 out of 9 Amino acids are provided within the human body. The other 9 need to be consumed from food sources
- 9 amino acids come from animal sources
- The others come from plant sources
- 9 amino acids come from animal sources
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