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FOCUS ON NUTRIENTS - Coggle Diagram
FOCUS ON NUTRIENTS
food is an essential part of everyone's life and our body needs it for several reasons
gives energy an nutrients needed to grow and develop, to be healthy and active
develop, repair and replace cells and tissues
produce energy to keep warm
move and work
carry out chemical processes
protected against diseases
much of biochemistry deals with the structures and functions of cellular components
carbohydrates
lipids
protens
nucleic acids
food is made up of nutrients
MACRONUTRIENTS: substances needed in large quantities
MICRONUTRIENTS: substances that are required in smaller amounts
CARBOHYDRATES
provide the body with its main source of energy
classified starches and sugars
LIPIDS
the energy and calories they provide is higher than in any other nutients
more difficult to burn
VITAMINS and MINERALS
needed in very small amounts but they are essential for good health
control many functions and processes and help built body tissues
PROTEINS
maintain and repair muscles, blood, skin, bones and other organs
FIBRE and WATER
also essential for a good healthy diet