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Nutrition How food nourishes our bodies
How food influences our health
Nutrition research focuses on supporting health and preventing and treating chronic diseases
Nutrition involves study Food consumption
Food digestion
Food absorption
Food storage
Nutrient-deficiency diseases scurvy, pellagra
Three chronic diseases strongly associated with poor heart disease, stroke, diabetes
nutrition
Diseases in which nutrition plays a role osteoarthritis, osteoporosis
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Obesity is the primary link between poor nutrition and mortality
Nutrients the chemicals in foods that are critical to human growth and function
Six groups of essential nutrients carbohydrates
proteins
fats and oils
vitamins
minerals
water
Macronutrients nutrients required in relatively large amounts.
Provide energy.
Carbohydrates, fats and oils, proteins.
Carbohydrates primary source of fuel for the body and brain
Provide 4 kcal per gram
Found in grains (wheat, rice), vegetables, fruits, and legumes
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Fats composed of lipids, molecules that are insoluble in water
Provide 9 kcal per gram
Important energy source during rest or low-intensity exercise
Found in butter, margarine, vegetable oils
Source of fat-soluble vitamins and essential fatty acids
Proteins chains of amino acids
Can supply 4 kcal of energy per gram, but usually are not a primary energy
source
Important source of nitrogen
Protein sources include meats, dairy products, seeds, nuts, and legumes
Proteins are important for Building cells and tissues
Maintaining bones
Repairing damage
Regulating metabolism
Fluid balance
Micronutrients nutrients required in smaller amounts.
Vitamins and minerals.
Energy from Nutrients.
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