Nutrition 1
Define Nutrition
Nutrition is the study of food, how it affects the human body and influences health and metabolism— specifically how the body metabolizes food for energy.
Adequate nutrition is needed for wellness.
What are carbohydrates?
Starches and sugar found in food.
What are problems with consuming too much Fat.
Gain Weight
Increase in Cholesterol
Increase in heart disease
what are the five major groups of nutrients?
Carbohydrates, protein, fats, minerals and vitamins
Which food group is rich in carbohydrates?
Grains
What types of foods are rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber that help keep your body healthy and strong?
Fruits and Veggies
use of vitamin C
Improves immune system
Do fats carry the flavor for foods?
YES
What types of carbohydrates are there?
Simple and Complex
What’s use of Vitamin A?
Keeps good eyesight
List out some minerals
Calcium, Iron and Sodium
What is fiber?
Helps remove waste.
What does too much sodium do?
Increases your risk for high blood pressure and stroke.
Name 3 Bad Fats
French Fries
Cake
Processed Oils.
What happens to excess carbohydrates?
It turns into fat and is stored in the body.
How Many hours of sleep should I get per day?
what is enriched flour?
Enriched flour is flour with specific nutrients returned to it that have been lost while being prepared.
-A natural drive protecting against starvation is hunger
-The desire to eat is appetite
Name a few types of fats?
Unsaturated. Saturated. Trans fatty acids
Name 6 foods with a lot of protein
Chicken Tuna Salmon Beans Beef Steak.
What happens if we do not have enough dietary fibre?
Constipation
What happens when you have food with “added sugar”?
There is no fiber and food is absorbed straight into to the liver to create a “sugar rush”... which directly turns to fat
What is insulin?
to move sugar from our bloodstream into the cells to make energy
Types of essential and nonessential fatty acids?
Energy. Protein. Fat. Sugar. Sodium Calcium vitamin A D E
Why do we need minerals?
To keep our body tissues and body organs functioning properly