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

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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