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Human Nutrition - Coggle Diagram
Human Nutrition
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Fats and oils Source of energy, building materials, energy store, insulation, buoyancy, making hormones
Proteins Energy, building materials, enzymes, haemoglobin, structural material (muscle), hormones, antibodies
Vitamin C Collagen, resistance to diseases
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Fibre (Roughage) Provides bulk for faeces, helps peristalsis
Water Chemical reactions, solvent for transport
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Balanced Diet: A diet containing proper proportions of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water to maintain good health and metabolism.
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Pregnant Women: more iron, calcium
Males: Generally, require more energy
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Ingestion: taking substances (e.g. food, drink) into the body through the mouth.
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Chemical Digestion: breakdown of large, insoluble food molecules into small, soluble molecules.
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Vitamin C: Scurvy; loss of teeth, pale skin & sunken eyes
Calcium/Vitamin D: Rickets, Osteoporosis; weak bones and teeth
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Rectangular shape, sharp for cutting and biting Sharp-pointed for piercing and tearing Blunt for chewing and grinding, one or two roots, cusps/bumps at the end Blunt chewing and grinding. Two or three roots, ridges at the end