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Nutrition S1-S4 (Nutrients (Proteins (20 Amino acids NH2-CHR-COOH (Protein…
Nutrition S1-S4
Nutrients
Carbohydrates
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Monosaccharides
Glucose, Fructose, Galactose
5 Cs with polarised OH, 1 Aldehyde group COH
Disaccharides
Sucrose (Gl+Fr), Lactose (Gl+Ga), Maltose (Gl+Gl)
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Fats
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Structure
Fatty acids C-chain + COOH, 2 essential
Saturated -> heart disease?, obesity
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Phospholipid, 2 chains, membranes
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Cholesterol
Synthesis of hormones, vitamin D, bile, membranes
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Vitamins
Fat-soluble (A,D,E,K), stored in liver
Water-soluble (B,C) not stored
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Vitamin A deficiency
Meat, dairy, yellow fruit and veg.
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Minerals
Structural, electrolytes, regulate reactions
Iodine
Seafood, in soil. Added to salt
Goitre, fatigue, mental slowness, depression
Iron
Meat, liver, nuts, green veg.
2 bn deficient, anaemia, weakness
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Why we eat
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Malnutrition
Undernutrition
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Mainly Southern and Eastern Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
Underweight, stunting (many effects), wasting
Overnutrition
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Almost 1/3 of population, age-standardised data, not just rich countries
Body composition
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BMI
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Proxy measure, easy, accepted, old data
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Energy, building blocks, enable chemical reactions