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Nutrients and diet - Coggle Diagram
Nutrients and diet
Keywords
Oils
Calcium
Fats
Minerals
Proteins
Iron
Vitamin A
Water
Vitamins
Vitamin D
Lipids
Dairy Products
Carbohydrates
Vegetables
Vitamin C
Carbohydrates
Glucose
Lactose
Fructose
Comes from starch
Rice
Bread
Potato
Used by the body for respiration to release energy
Too much can cause obesity and tooth decay
Water
It maintains osmosis correctly in cells
It is an important component of
blood plasma
It provides a solvent for the enzymes and food molecules
We need it to keep our body hydrated
You need to drink about between 1.5 an 2 liters of water every day
Lipids (fats and oils)
Animal fats
Cheese
Eggs
Meat
Oily fish
Plant oils
Sunflower
Margarine
Olive oil
Fat is used to make cell membranes, insulation, protection of organs and as an energy store.
Vitamins
Vitamin C
Sticks together cells lining surfaces to make connective tissues
Not enough vitamin C can give you scurvy
It's found in fruit and vegetables
Especially in citrus fruits
Vitamin A
Mantains the retina in the eye
You can get it from
Fish liver oils
Margarine
Carrots
Vitamin D
Helps bones absorb calcium
It comes from
Fish liver oil
Dairy products
Direct sunlight
Proteins
Animal food high in protein
Fish
Cheese
Meat
Is a primary and better source of protein
Eggs
You can't get protein from
Beans
Peas
Plants
Nuts
We need it for growth and repair of tissues
Minerals
Iron
Is used to make hemoglobin in red blood cells which helps to carry oxygen.
You can get it from
Some vegetables
Spinach
Eggs
Red mest liver
If you don't fet enough you could get a disease alled anemia
Calcium
Is used for making teeth and bones
High in
Fish
Bread
Dairy products
Some vegetables
If you don't get enough you cold get a disease called rickets
