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Nutrients
Food Component provides nourishment for proper growth and…
Nutrients
Food Component provides nourishment for proper growth and development of our body.
These are Carbohydrates ,fats,proteins,vitamins and minerals . other important components - Water and Roughage
Carbohydrates
energy giving foods
Simple Carbohydrates
:check:Digested quickly
:check:Provide Instant energy
:check:Broken directly into simple substances
:check: Glucose
Example
:ballot_box_with_check:Sucrose - Edible Sugar
:ballot_box_with_check:Lactose - Milk
:ballot_box_with_check: Fructose / Maltose - Fruits
Complex Carbohydrates
:check:Take time to digest.
:check:first broken down into simpler carbohydrates
:check:into simple substance.
:check:Starch is a complex carbohydrates -fulfill majority of our Carbohydrates requirements
Example
:ballot_box_with_check:Rice
:ballot_box_with_check:Wheat
:ballot_box_with_check:Sweet Potato
:ballot_box_with_check:Bread
:ballot_box_with_check:Potato
:pen:Consuming more carbohydrates than required by our body the extra carbohydrate are converted into fats and stores in our body .
Fats
Energy giving Food
:check:Gram of fat releases twice the energy released by the same quantity of carbohydrates and proteins
:check:Fat layer under the skin provide us warmth
:check:Fatty tissue under certain organs - eye and kidney offer protection acting as shock absorbers.
Sources of Fats
Animal
:ballot_box_with_check:Butter
:ballot_box_with_check:Ghee
:ballot_box_with_check:Meat
:ballot_box_with_check:Egg
Plants
Vegetable Oils
:ballot_box_with_check:Groundnut oils
:ballot_box_with_check:Coconut oil
:ballot_box_with_check:Mustard oil
:ballot_box_with_check:Sunflower oil
- Nuts
:ballot_box_with_check:Almonds
:ballot_box_with_check:Cashews
:warning:
Eating too much fat rich food can make us overweight and leads to Obesity.
excess can cause deposition of chemical called Cholesterol in our arttries and make them narrow .
- Blood Flow Difficult and lead to hearth attack :<3:
- Heart Diseases. :<3:
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