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Essential Nutrients. Sydney Oslund Computers 8 Block B. Carbohydrates. Give your body energy to move Protects your muscles Two types: Simple, Complex Simple: found in fruits, candies, and dairy Complex: found in grain products. Fat. Energy that is stored in the body
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Essential Nutrients Sydney Oslund Computers 8 Block B
Carbohydrates • Give your body energy to move • Protects your muscles • Two types: Simple, Complex • Simple: found in fruits, candies, and dairy • Complex: found in grain products
Fat • Energy that is stored in the body • Helps in the absorption of fat soluble vitamins and producing hormones • Two kinds: Saturated & Unsaturated • Unsaturated: healthy fats, raise good cholesteral, in nuts, seafood, vegetables • Saturated: Unheathy fats, raise bad cholesteral, in dairy, meat, eggs
Protein • Helps body grow, and repairs damaged cells • Vital for almost every process that occurs in body • Like metalbolism, digestion, oxegen, and transportation of nutrients • Found in: meat, seafood, dairy products
Fibre • Helps your diegestive system work efficently • Two types: soluble and insoluble • Soluble-(vegetables,fruits,nuts,oats/grains) helps lower cholesterol • Insoluble- (nuts, vegetables, grains) helps with constipation
Vitamins • Different vitamins help do vital roles in your body • Two types: fat soluble and water soluble • Fat souble: Vitamins are stored in the fat tissues and used when needed • Found in: A, D, E, and K • Water souble: Travel though bloodstream, need to be replaced often. • Found in:C, B vitamins, B1, B2, B6, B12.
Minerals • Minerals help the body grow, and perform tasks to make your body healthy • Two types: macromineralsand trace minerals • Macrominerals: Needed in larger amounts • Found in: calcium, sodium, potassium, chloride, sulfur. • Microminerals: Needed in trace amounts • Found in:iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride, and selenium
Water • Water is our life! Every cell needs it • Flushes unwanted toxins from body • Prevents cancers, dieseases, constipation • Transports oxegen • Provides nutrients for whole body • Humans can live only 2 days without water • Brain, lungs and muscles contain a lot of water
Bibliography • http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/carb.html • http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/protein.html • http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/feeding/fiber.html • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/vitamin.html • http://kidshealth.org/teen/misc/vitamin_chart.html • http://kihttp://straighthealth.com/pages/qna/what-is-fat.htmldshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/minerals.html