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Food and Energy. Why do we need food?. To grow To repair tissues To get energy To maintain homeostasis. What is a calorie. Is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree. What are nutrients?.
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Why do we need food? To grow To repair tissues To get energy To maintain homeostasis
What is a calorie Is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree
What are nutrients? Are the substances in food that provide raw materials
60 Cal=_____cal 60,000
The more active you are the greater your _________ needs are energy
What are the nutrients that are important for human health? carbohydrate fats water minerals vitamins proteins
What are carbohydrates? Are composed of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen and they are the major source of energy
What does carbohydrates also provide beside energy? Raw materials to make cell parts
What are fats? Energy composing nutrients that are composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. It has twice the amount of energy in carbohydrates
What does fats also provide beside energy? Form parts of the cell membrane fatty tissue protects and supports your internal organs and insulates your body
Take out from the chart the following: The three major kinds of fat Which one of the objects is good and which is bad Which is the worst and which is the best for a diet
What are proteins? Nutrients that contain nitrogen as well as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
Proteins are needed for…………… And ………they also play an important part in …………………………. Tissue growth repair Chemical reactions within cells
What are vitamins? Act as helper molecules in a variety of chemical reactions in the body
What are minerals? Nutrients that are not made by living things Mineral are present in soil and absorbed by plants through there roots
Water is the most important nutrient because the body’s vital process including chemical reactions such as breakdown of nutrients take place in water.