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Understanding Essential Nutrients: A Comprehensive Guide

Dive into the essentials of nutrition with our comprehensive guide on carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and water. Learn key examples, functions, and types of each nutrient, including how they contribute to energy production, tissue maintenance, and overall health. Discover the importance of a balanced diet and how these nutrients work together to promote growth, repair, and wellness. Whether you’re looking to lose weight or maintain a healthy lifestyle, understanding these essential nutrients is crucial for making informed dietary choices.

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Understanding Essential Nutrients: A Comprehensive Guide

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  1. Essential Nutrients Bianca Hempston Computers 8

  2. Carbohydrates • Examples: grains, beans , etc… • Source of energy • Not easily digested • Make you feel full longer • Helps create insulin • Low carb eating weight loss • Types • simple (sugar) • complex (starches)

  3. Fats • Examples: dairy, nuts, some meats, etc.…. • Helps produce cholesterol • A component food • Good/unsaturated fat are both: monounsaturated & polyunsaturated • Types: • good fat (Unsaturated) • bad fat ( saturated & trans fat)

  4. Proteins • Examples: beef, poultry, fish, eggs etc.… • Builds, maintains and replaces tissues • Protects you from disease • Types: • Simple (Amino acids) • Conjugated (glycoproteins) • Organs and immune are made of this

  5. Vitamins • Examples: (A)- carrots, (C)- oranges, & (B)- leafy greens, etc… • Helps your body grow and develop • Main vitamins: A, B & C • Found in water & fat • Fat soluble (stay stored in your body for awhile) • Water soluble (travel through bloodstream) • In the foods we eat • Helps growth, energy, tissue repair, waste removal, etc…. • Types: • fat soluble • water soluble

  6. Minerals • Examples: red meat, waters, pills, etc... • Builds strong bones • transmits nerve impulses • Potassium- strengthens nervous & muscles system • Types: Macro and Trace • Macro (body needs large amounts) • Trace (body needs small amounts)

  7. Fiber • Examples: fruits, vegetables, whole grain, wheat, etc… • Are not easily digested • Examples: cereals and fruits etc… • Makes you feel full • Helps create insulin • Types: • Soluble fiber (partially dissolves in water) • Insoluble fiber (doesn’t dissolve in water)

  8. Water • Keeps your body hydrated • Flushes bad substances out • Keeps your body working as it should • Keeps you healthy and active • Helps digest food • Body is made up of 70% water • You get water from foods too • Refreshes and reenergizes you

  9. Bibliography • http://carbs.org • http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/protein.html • http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/fat_basics.html • http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0860558.html#ixzz1loeAfJSg • http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/vitamin.html • http://nutrition.mednet.ucla.edu/articles/Carbohydrates_are_Good_for_U.pdf • http://nutrition.about.com/od/hydrationwater/a/waterarticle.htm • http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/feeding/fiber.html • http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/food/carbohydrates.htm • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/minerals.html

  10. The end Essential nutrients

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