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Essential Nutrients for Health: Understanding Nutrition Basics

This comprehensive guide explores the key nutrients the body needs for optimal health. Learn about carbohydrates, fats, proteins, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and water, and their sources and functions. Includes details on types of nutrients, daily intake recommendations, and importance for the body. Discover how these essential nutrients can contribute to a balanced diet and overall well-being.

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Essential Nutrients for Health: Understanding Nutrition Basics

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  1. nutrition Trevor hassell Computers Block b

  2. Carbohydrates • Provides quick energy • 2 types - Simple sugars • Complex starches • Complex -vegetables, grains, rice, and breads • Simple -Apples, melons, candy, cakes.

  3. fats • Stores energy • 1 gram = 9 calories • Insulates and protects the body • Three types - saturated • Un saturated • Trans fats • Sources milk, peanut butter, bread.

  4. protein • builds muscle, organs, immune system. • Makes a part of red blood cells. • Broken down into amino acids in stomach. • 22 types are important to health • 9 types can not be made in body. • sources are poultry, fish, dairy products, nuts, and meat.

  5. fibre • Helps your digestive system. • Two types • Soluble fibre • insoluble fibre • 20 to 30 grams a day. • Sources Wholemeal bread, Brown rice, Orange, Baked beans

  6. vitamins • There are four types - Vitamin D in milk helps your bones. - A in carrots helps you see at night. • C in oranges helps your body heal. • B leafy greens makes proteins and energy • Organic compound that helps body grow.

  7. minerals • Builds strong bones and nerve impulses. • You need a little of trace minerals • You need a larger amount of macrominerals • Trace minerals iron, manganese, copper, cobalt • Macrominerals Calcium iron and zinc.

  8. water • 50% to 70% of the body is water. • 2.7 to 3.7 litres a day • Two types • Fresh • Salty • You need to drink fresh water • Lack of water is called dehydration

  9. bibliography • http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/food/carbohydrates.htm • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/carb.html • http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/protein.html • www.aboutkidsgi.org/site/about-gi-health-in-kids/treatments/kids-and-dietary-fiber • Back to the start notes

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