Nutrition
Build, repair, and maintain body cells and tissues
Protein
insulates body from tempature changes and cushiions body organs
fats
Subtances in foods that your body needs
Nutrients
Needed in small quantities to help regulate body functions
vitamins
unhealthy fats; solid at room temp
satuated
1. Geography
2. Family
3. Culture
4. Convenience
5. Cost
6. Advertising
7. Friends
8. Personal Taste
8 factors that influence your diet
cannot be stored in body
water solluable
healthy fats remain liquid
unsatuated
Starches and sugars that provide energy
carbohydrates
stored in body until needed
fat solluable
carries other nutrients through the body. helps digestion, removes waste from the body and prevents overheating
water
2 types of carbohydrates
1. simple
2. complex
needed for sturdy bones, healthy blood, and regulation of daily eliminations
minerals