NTP - Module 01 - Basics of Nutrition
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Nutrition - ✔✔1. A science focused on the interactions between living
organisms and their food.
2. The study of the biological processes used by the body to break down,
absorb, and utilize the nutrients contained in food.
Nutrients - ✔✔The chemical substances contained in food that are
necessary to sustain life. They play many key roles in the body, including:
1. Provide energy
2. Contributing to the body's structure
3. Regulating and assisting the body processes (eg. Enzymes & hormones)
Essential Nutrients - ✔✔Necessary to support life and just be supplied by
the diet
Nutrient Classes - ✔✔Water, Proteins, Fats, Carbohydrates, Minerals &
Vitamins
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, Water - ✔✔The most important nutrient in the body, Makes up 55-60% of
our total body mass
Water consumption guideline - ✔✔Body weight (lbs) divided by 2
Diuretics calculation - ✔✔(Oz of diuretics x 1.5) + Body weight (lbs) / 2 =
Daily minimum of H2O intake
Proteins - ✔✔The building blocks of the body
Enzymes - ✔✔These specialized protein molecules act as the managers
and catalysts for all biochemical processes
Antibodies - ✔✔These protein structures help fight infection and destroy
foreign invaders
Hemoglobin - ✔✔Red blood cells that are specialized proteins that deliver
oxygen around the body
Hormones - ✔✔These proteins regulate metabolism and almost every key
function in the body
AMINO ACIDS - ✔✔All proteins are combinations of 20 ___________
_______
Fats - ✔✔Compose about 15% of our body weight
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Nutrition - ✔✔1. A science focused on the interactions between living
organisms and their food.
2. The study of the biological processes used by the body to break down,
absorb, and utilize the nutrients contained in food.
Nutrients - ✔✔The chemical substances contained in food that are
necessary to sustain life. They play many key roles in the body, including:
1. Provide energy
2. Contributing to the body's structure
3. Regulating and assisting the body processes (eg. Enzymes & hormones)
Essential Nutrients - ✔✔Necessary to support life and just be supplied by
the diet
Nutrient Classes - ✔✔Water, Proteins, Fats, Carbohydrates, Minerals &
Vitamins
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, Water - ✔✔The most important nutrient in the body, Makes up 55-60% of
our total body mass
Water consumption guideline - ✔✔Body weight (lbs) divided by 2
Diuretics calculation - ✔✔(Oz of diuretics x 1.5) + Body weight (lbs) / 2 =
Daily minimum of H2O intake
Proteins - ✔✔The building blocks of the body
Enzymes - ✔✔These specialized protein molecules act as the managers
and catalysts for all biochemical processes
Antibodies - ✔✔These protein structures help fight infection and destroy
foreign invaders
Hemoglobin - ✔✔Red blood cells that are specialized proteins that deliver
oxygen around the body
Hormones - ✔✔These proteins regulate metabolism and almost every key
function in the body
AMINO ACIDS - ✔✔All proteins are combinations of 20 ___________
_______
Fats - ✔✔Compose about 15% of our body weight
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©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
