A friend is only consuming foods that are organic and raw. She is not consuming meat or animal products, gluten, processed foods, or cooked foods. However, she takes a multivitamin daily.
Nutrients
Identify unhealthy specific aspects
Explain each aspect's effect on body
Macromolecules
minerals
vitamins
H2O
How nutrients are used in the body
RDA for a healthy diet
How nutrients are necessary for other body systems
Muscular
cardiac
endocrine
nervous
urinary
What can re-establish homeostasis?
RDA = recommended dietary allowance
Fruits + vegetables
Meat, fish, eggs, or beans (for protein)
Bread, rice, potatoes, or pasta (starch)
Milk and dairy products
Foods + drinks high in fat/sugar
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K)
water-soluble vitamins (B and C)
major minerals: chlorine, cobalt, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium,
and sulfur.
Trace minerals include chromium, copper, fluorine, iodine, iron, selenium, and zinc.
Vitamins
macromolecules
Minerals
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Lipids
B + C
A, D, E, + K
major minerals: chlorine, cobalt, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium,
and sulfur.
Trace minerals include chromium, copper, fluorine, iodine, iron, selenium, and zinc.
Iron is required in the structure of hemoglobin, myoglobin, and enzymes
To build and repair tissues, create enzymes, hormones, the building block for bones, muscles, cartilage, skin.
To store potential energy, act as cell membranes.
To act as a direct energy source for the body.
Vitamin B helps convert food into energy, create new blood cells, and maintain healthy cells.
Vitamin C is needed for growth and repair of tissues
Vitamin A supports growth and bone development
Vitamin D supports bones
Vitamin E is an antioxidant
Vitamin K produces clotting factors
Lack of gluten (lack of carbohydrates)
Lack of protein
Lack of minerals
Lack of lipids