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Essential Nutrients (Vitamins (Water soluble vitamins (excreted in urine),…
Essential Nutrients
Vitamins
Water soluble vitamins
excreted in urine
Vitamins A,C, D, & K
Regulates body functions
Fat soluble vitamins
can be stored in body
Minerals
Regulate body functions
Phosphorus, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron
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Amino Acids
(20 kinds)
Build & repair body tissue
Nine essential amino acids
phenylalanine, valine, threonine,
tryptophan, methionine, leucine,
isoleucine, lysine, and histidine.
Provide energy and heat
Conditionally essential amino acids
Tyrosine
synthesised by the human body
when phenylalanine is present
in the diet.
Arginine
cannot be synthesised by infants
so it must be present in the diet.
Fatty Acids
Omega - 6 (Linoleic acid)
Safflower
Corn
Cottonseed
Soybean oils
Omega - 3 (Alpha Linolenic acid)
fatty fish
Vegetable oils
Brussel sprouts
Provide energy and heat