Essential Nutrients for Health: Understanding Vitamins, Minerals, and Dietary Needs
This guide covers vital information about nutrition, focusing on the importance of vitamins and minerals for overall health. Learn what happens when you lack essential nutrients like Vitamin C (leading to scurvy), Vitamin D (causing rickets), and iodine (resulting in goiter). Discover the recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables for teens, the significance of macronutrients and micronutrients, and the difference between good and bad fats. Equip yourself with knowledge for a healthier lifestyle through proper dietary choices.
Essential Nutrients for Health: Understanding Vitamins, Minerals, and Dietary Needs
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Jeopardy Unit 2: Nutrition & Health Click to begin.
Osteoporosis is from not getting enough what? Calcium
If your friend is feeling tired All the time and doesn’t have A cold, what mineral might they Be low in? IRON
Rickets is from not getting Enough what? Vitamin D
Goiter is from not enough What? Iodine
1 serving of fruit or vegetables is ½ cup
1 serving of salad is? 1 cup Because it is A leafy green
Yogurt is from what food group? Milk & Alternatives
1 serving of milk is? 1 cup
How many servings of Vegetables of Fruits do Teens need every day? 7-8
What micronutrients are in this product? Vitamin A, Calcium & Iron
What is this product considered low in? Sodium & Fiber because Less than 5% of Daily Value
What is this product high in? Fibre & Iron
This type of fat is considered The “bad” fat, so you should only eat some each day Saturated FAt
Poultry skin is an example Of what kind of fat? Saturated Fat
Avocado, olive oil, olives Peanuts are examples of What kind of fat? Unsaturated Fat
Why are polyunsaturated And monounsaturated fats Considered good fats? Because they lower Bad cholesterol (HDL) And raise good Cholesterol (LDL)
3 examples of saturated fat are? 1)Chicken skin 2) Eggs, 3) Milk 4) Fat on Red Meat
-a concentrated source of energy -they transport nutrients Fat
-non-living substances that help the body work properly and in some cases, become part of the body tissue, such as bone. Minderals
-the body’s main source of energy -except for dietary fibre (which is not broken down in the digestive system) Carbohydrates
-helps build, repair, and maintain body tissues -also a source of energy Protien
-chemicals that regulate many vital body processes and aid other nutrients doing their jobs -only need SMALL amounts Vitamins
