Old friend follows harmful celebrity diets and diets she found on the internet
Avoids GMO's
Vegan
Eats raw and organic foods only
Avoids all unhealthy and fatty foods
Consumes no meat, animal products or dairy
Eats no gluten, processed or cooked food
Shaky
Constant Tiredness
Fragile and thin
Sallow Skin
Unbalanced/No coordination
Stopped having normal menses
Bloodshot eyes
Hair falling out
Frail
RDA For a Healthy Diet
Nutrients
Vitamins
Water
Macromolecules
Minerals
Fat-Soluble
Essential Vitamins
Water-Soluble
Nonessential Vitamins
Organic molecules required for metabolism
Vitamin B and C
excess is excreted in urine
dissolve in water
dissolve in fat
Vitamins A,D,E,K
excess stored in fat
become toxic in large quantities
must be provided in diet
defieciency if not taken
Vitamin A,C
cofactors the body produces and recycles
NADH, FADH2
Present in small amounts in food
Sodium (Na) and Potassium (K)
Iodine (I)
Calcium (Ca)
Zinc (Zn)
Iron (Fe)
present in hemoglobin
present in mitochondria in electron transport system binding electrons
needed to produce thyroid hormone
role in protein synthesis
role in wound healing
required for formation and maintenance of skeleton
required for blood clotting and exocytosis of neurotansmitters
maintain resting membrane potential in excitable cells
generate action potential
Lipids
Carbohydrates
Proteins
also considered a nutrient
Triglycerides
Cholesterol
obtained in fats and oils
precursor molecule for formation of steroid hormones, bile salts, and fat-soluble vitamins
component of animal-based products
also produced through metabolic pathways in the liver
Starch
Lactose
Glucose
the main carbohydrate providing energy
Sucrose
dissacharide found in sugar, syrup, and fruit
polysaccharide found in potatoes and bread
dissacharide found in milk
RDA, established values for nutrients set by federal agencies
Amount of nutrients required for adequete nutrition
age, sex, body mass, physical activity, health, pregnancy
originally established by Food and Nutrition Board
reviewed and updated periodically
used for food planning, food labeling, education, etc.
visual representation of desired proportions of food
recommended by the USDA