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Nutrition-
Thegstudygofgnutrientsgandgthegprocessesgbygwhichgtheygaregusedgbygthegbo
dy
Nutrients-
Substancesgingfoodsgrequiredgbygthegbodygforgenergy,ggrowth,gmaintenance
,gandgrepair.
EssentialgNutrients-
nutrientgrequiredgforgnormalgbodygfunctioninggthatgcangnotgbegsynthesize
dgbygthegbody.
Non-essentialgnutrients-
nutrientsgcangbegsynthesizedgbygthegbody
Health-
isgthegmerginggandgbalancinggofgfivegphysicalgandgpsychologicgdimensio
nsgofghealth:
physical,gint
ellectual,ge
motionalgso
cialgspiritual
.
Typesgofghealth:
PhysicalgHealth-
Thegefficiencygofgthegbodygtogfunctiongappropriately,gtogmaintaingimmunit
ygtogdisease,gandgtogmeetgdailygenergygrequirements
,Typesgofghealth:
intellectualghealth-
Thegusegofgintellectualgabilitiesgtoglearngandgtogadaptgtogchangesgingone'sgen
vironment
Typesgofghealth:
Emotionalghealth-
Thegcapacitygtogeasilygexpressgorgsuppressgemotionsgappropriately
Typesgofghealth:
Socialghealth-
Thegabilitygtoginteractgwithgpeoplegingangacceptablegmannergandgsustaingrel
ationshipsgwithgfamilygmembers,gfriends,gandgcolleagues
Typesgofghealth:
Spiritualghealth
Thegculturalgbeliefsgthatggivegpurposegtoghumangexistence,gfoundgthroughgf
aithgingthegteachingsgofgorganizedgreligions,gingangunderstandinggofgnatureg
orgscience,gorgingangacceptancegofgtheghumanisticgviewgofglife
Typesgofghealth:
Environmentalghealth-
Thegexternalgfactorsgthatgaffectgourghealthgandgwell-
being,gincludinggthegphysicalgcontextgwithingwhichgoneglivesgandgworksgas
gaffectedgby
determinantsgofgethnicity,geducation,gincome,gandgoccupation;gandgextend
inggtogtheglargergenvironmentgofgsafeguardinggnaturalgresourcesgtogreduceg
exposuregtogpreventableghazards.
Wellness-
isgaglifestylegthatgenhancesgourglevelgofghealth
healthgpromotion-
,consistsgofgstrategiesgusedgtogincreasegtheglevelgofghealthgofgindividuals,gfa
milies,ggroups,gandgcommunities.
--Knowledge
--Techniques
--Communitygsupports
diseasegprevention-
isgthegrecognitiongofgagdangergtoghealthgthatgcouldgbegreducedgorgalleviate
dgthroughgspecificgactionsgorgchangesginglifestylegbehaviors.gPrimary,gsec
ondary,gandgtertiarygprevention
Rolegofgnutrition
FunctionsgofgEssentialgNutrientsgingthegBody-
ProvidinggenergygRegulatin
ggbodygprocesses
Aidingggrowthgandgrepairgofgbodygtissues
Kcalgvalue-
gProtein--
4
Kcalgvalue-
gCarbs
4
Kcalvalue-
gLipids(fats)
9
KcalgValue-
gAlcohol
7
Carbohydrates-
, organicgcompoundsgcomposedgofgcarbon,ghydrogen,gandgoxygengingthegfor
mgofgsimplegcarbohydratesgorgsugars
Sourcegofgenergy,gsweetness,gandgdietarygfiber
Majorgsourcegofgenergygandgdietarygfiber
Simplegcarbohydratesgfoundgingfruits,gmilk,gandgsweeteners
Complexgcarbohydratesgfoundgingcereals,ggrains,gfruits,gandgvegetablesg
Allgexceptgdietarygfibergbrokengdowngtogunitsgofgglucose
Glucose:gmostgefficientgformgofgenergygforgbody
foodgsourcegofgcarbs-
Primarilygfromgplants
• Dividedgintogtwogcategories
• Simplegcarbohydrates
• Complexgcarbohydrates
• Threegsizes:
• Monosaccharidesg(Simple)
• Disaccharidesg(Simple)
• Polysaccharidesg(Complex)
Monosaccharides:
Singlegcarbohydrategunits.gExamplesgaregglucose,gfructosegandggalactose
Disaccharides:
Twogsinglegcarbohydratesgboundgtogether.gExamplesgaregSucrose,gmaltos
e,gandglactose
Polysaccharides:
Manygunitsgofgmonosaccharidesgjoinedgtogether.gStarch,gFibergandgglycog
en
carbgfunctiongingbody-