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Food and the Periodic Table

Food and the Periodic Table. So what’s that about?. Food…It does your body good!. Cells are the basic unit of life. Cells get into groups to do special functions (help the heart, strengthen bones, etc.) The human body has a hundred trillion cells…that’s a lot!. Your body is made up of….

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Food and the Periodic Table

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  1. Food and the Periodic Table So what’s that about?

  2. Food…It does your body good! • Cells are the basic unit of life. • Cells get into groups to do special functions (help the heart, strengthen bones, etc.) • The human body has a hundred trillion cells…that’s a lot!

  3. Your body is made up of…

  4. Bone • The body has about 206 bones • Bone is made mostly of protein and calcium and phosphorus poop Functions • Framework for the body • Protect vital organs • Store minerals • Makes the blood

  5. Muscles • The body has more than 600 muscles • Muscles are made mostly of protein Functions • Helps the body move • Regulate body temperature • Helps the systems do their work (lungs, heart, legs, brain, etc.)

  6. Fats • It’s gotten a bad rap lately • Fat is stored in special cells called adipose tissue (fat cells) Functions • Insulation to protect the body from cold • Protects vital organs & keeps them in place But too much can cause health problems!!!

  7. The Periodic Table (…the key!) • Chemicals are the make-up of every cell in our body. • Therefore, in order to build better bodies, we need to put the chemicals in that the body needs. • SO………….

  8. The basis…a thing of beauty!

  9. What does your label have to do with any of this stuff?

  10. A closer look at your label… • What can you link directly to the periodic table? • What about all those other things on the label? • What’s the connection to all that other nutrition information?

  11. Carbohydrates • Also have some subgroups: • Sugars (simple) • Starch (more complex) • Dietary fibre (very complex)

  12. Carbohydrates • Made up of sugar units including: • Glucose, Fructose, Lactose, Galactose, Maltose • Carbon • Oxygen • Hydrogen • See page 75 in Nutrition and Fitness

  13. Protein • Made up of amino acids • Carbon • Oxygen • Hydrogen • Nitrogen

  14. Fats aka Lipids • Made up of subgroups including: • Saturates • Mono & polyunsaturates, • Cholesterol • Carbon • Oxygen • Hydrogen • Sometimes nitrogen and phosphorus See page 93 in Nutrition and Fitness

  15. Water soluble B’s (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, B6, B12) C Fat soluble A,D, E & K Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen Some Phosphorus Nitrogen Sulphur Cobalt Vitamins

  16. Macro… Calcium Phosphorus Magnesium Sulphur Sodium Potassium chloride Micro… Iron Zinc Iodine Fluoride Selenium Chromium Copper Manganese molybdenum Minerals

  17. Back to what we eat!!!

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