The Digestive System
The beginning of the digestive system
What is a mouth?
Decreases absorption of Iron
What does Zinc do?
Hot air or direct contact with the food
What is Dry Heat?
Vitamins that break down in water
What are Water-soluble vitamins?
Nutrients needed in small amounts
What are Micro-Nutrients?
The longest organ in the human body
What is the Small Intestine?
Lactose increases its absorption
What helps Calcium get absorbed?
Liquid or steam
What is used for Moist Heat?
Vitamins that do not dissolve in water
Nutrients needed in larger amounts
What are Macro-Nutrients?
Made out of sugar and starches
What are Carbohydrates made out of?
Decreases absorption of Calium
What does Fibre do?
Cooking with direct heat above the food
What is Broiling?
B vitamins and vitamin C
What vitamins are water soluble?
60% of the body
What is water?
Produces digestive enzymes
What does the Pancreas do?
Promotes absorption of Calcium
What does Vitamin D do?
Some nutrients could be lost during the cooking process
Why is eating raw food not a bad idea?
Vitamins A, D, E and K
What vitamins are fat-soluble?
Ward off radicals in the body
What do Antioxidant Vitamins do?
Stores healthy types of gut bacteria
What does the Appendix do?
Increases the absorption of non-haem Iron
What does Vitamin C do?
Water-soluble vitamins like B and C
What vitamins are easily lost during the cooking process?
Could lead to toxisity
Why shouldn't you have too many Fat-soluble vitamins
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and sometimes Sulphur
What combines to form Amino Acids?