By: Jessen Gibbs and Nick Kristof

Vitamins  Organic and essential to peoples health  Two types water soluble and fat soluble.  Both types of vitamins have a special role.  Fat soluble contain A, D, E and K  Water soluble contain B and C  Vitamins are needed to help essential parts in body  Like the immune system and digestive system.

Water-Soluble Vitamins  Water soluble vitamins B and C  Not stored must be replaced each day  Easily washed out in the form of urination  Large doses not recommended, no side effects.  Nontoxic under normal conditions.  Vitamin C (ascorbic acid): In certain fruits and vegetables.  Wound healing, maintaining blood vessels, bones, teeth, absorption of iron.  Vitamin B (Thiamin): In various meats and whole grains  Helps release energy from foods  Promotes normal appetite  Important in function of nervous system.

Fat-Soluble Vitamins  Fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K.  Fat soluble vitamins stays in body for a long time from 6 days-6 months and stored in fat tissue.  Fat soluble vitamins don’t loose vitamins when cooked  Largeof Fat soluble vitamins can be toxic and lead to health problems.  Vitamin A :  In dairy foods like milk, cheese, yogurt etc. And Vegetables.  Forms skin and helps immune system.  Vitamin D : In fish oils, egg yolk, fortified dairy products  Synthesized by sunlight action on skin.  Hardens bones and teeth, increases absorption of calcium.  Vitamin E: In whole grain products, nuts, egg yolk.  Prevents damage to cell membranes and Antioxidant.  Vitamins K: In dark green leafy vegetables.  Helps blood to clot.

Minerals  Chemical elements required by living organisms  There are two types of minerals Macro and Trace  Macro mineral includes calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, and sulfur  Trace minerals includes iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride, and selenium  Like vitamins minerals help your body grow  Body needs larger amount of Macro then Trace minerals  Body only needs small amount of trace minerals

Macro Minerals  Macro minerals are made up of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, and sulfur  Macro minerals are the minerals most commonly consumed  Calcium- is the best mineral for bones  Builds strong and healthy bones  Also makes teeth healthy  Dairy products, vegetables and fruit all have calcium.  Magnesium- is the a essential for the metabolic process.  Accounts for about 0.05% of the body’s total weight  Magnesium helps absorption of metabolism.  And other minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, sodium and potassium. 

Trace Minerals  Body only needs small amount of Trace minerals  Trace minerals includes iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride, and selenium  Are usually found at small levels in our bodies  Provides good bone health  Iron- transports oxygen to lungs  Forms hemoglobin which is the part of your red blood cells.  In meat, especially red meat, such as beef  tuna and salmon and beans also  Zinc -helps your immune system  It also helps with cell growth and helps heal wounds, such as cuts.

Water  Required for all chemical reactions  Removes water wastes from body  70 percent of adults are made of water  80 percent of infants weight is water  Healthy person can drink 12 liters of water  Moves nutrients around Body.  In bottled water and juicy fruits and vegetables

Protein  builds, maintains, and replaces tissue  basic building blocks of human body  Makes up Muscle, hair, skin, and connective tissue  made up of smaller units called amino acid  makes antibodies and hemoglobin

Protein  Many foods contain protein  beef, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy products, nuts, seeds, and legumes like black beans and lentils, all contain Protein  Your body uses it to make lots of specialized molecules  Other proteins are used to build cardiac muscle.  is contained in every part of your body  the skin, muscles, hair, blood, body organs, eyes,even fingernails and bones.  contains carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and sometimes sulphur

Fibre  is one of those good for you nutrients.  refers to carbohydrates that cannot be digested.  is found in the plants we eat for food — fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes.  a distinction is made between soluble and insoluble fiber.  Soluble partially dissolves in water and has lowered cholesterol.

Fat  transport oxygen to every cell in your body  are the basis for every hormone, brain, and nervous system function.  All fats are a mixture.  good fats contain small amounts of bad fat  bad fats contain small amounts of good fat.  Saturated fat is not all that good, but its not particularly bad, either.  Sources of good fats come from fish, egg yolks, nuts, seeds, olives, durians, and unrefined oils.

Fat  is a component in food. foods, including most fruits and vegetables, have almost no fat  Other foods have plenty of fat. Including nuts, oils, butter, and meats.  fat is important for a healthy diet  men should have less than 18% total body fat  women less than 23%.  Until levels reach 35% and 40% total body fat respectively.

Carbs  are an ideal source of energy for the body.  carbs are one of the three main nutrients in food.  are the body's major source of energy.  two main types of carbohydrates  sugars (like the kinds in milk, fruit, table sugar, and candy)  starches, which are found in grains, breads, crackers, and pasta.

Carbs  The body breaks down carbs into the sugar gluc ose  Glucose is absorbed into the bloodstream, which raises blood sugar.  As the sugar level rises, the pancreas releases a hormone called insulin  Insulin is needed to move glucose from the blood in the cells,  Glucose can be used as a source of energy.

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