1. The Wacky World of Nutrition

2. Does the idea of nutrition scare you?

3. Nutrients nourish the body in 3 main ways
1. Provide energy
2. Build, repair, and maintain body tissue
3. Regulate body processes
There are more than 40 different nutrients and they are grouped into 6 categories.

4. Carbohydrates Body’s Favorite Source of Energy Two categories
Complex: Whole Grains, Pasta, Potatoes
Burns slow
Longer lasting energy

5. Complex Carbohydrates
Includes Fiber
Fiber: Indigestible substance found in peels and woody parts of plants.
Helps with digestion process
Helps protect from heart disease
Provides “bulk” – feel full

6. Carbohydrates Simple: Sugars, natural and refined Burns fast
Quick energy

7. Lipids (Fats) Essential in Helping brain development, cushioning
organs, warmth,
carry vitamins
Two categories

8. Lipids Unsaturated: Good Examples: Corn, Soy, Olive
Tend to remain liquid at room temperature
Saturated: Evil
Examples: Animal, Palm, Coco
Tend to be solid at room temperature
The difference between the two types is based on
whether the carbon chain can hold more hydrogen.

9. Lipids
Cholesterol
A fatlike substance, but it is structurally different.
Liver makes serum cholesterol, only cholesterol the body needs.
Dietary cholesterol comes from food we eat.

10. When we have too much of the bad fat, we end up with a build up of it in the veins and arteries.

11. Proteins
Responsible for repair and maintenance of body Made up from Amino Acids (building blocks) Two categories

12. Proteins Complete: Animal sources All essential amino acids
Incomplete: Plant sources
Lacking some of the essential amino acids
Vegetarians must be careful to combine incompletes to make complete.

13. Vitamins Micronutrients that regulate vital body processes
Two categories
Does not supply
calories

14. Vitamins Water-Soluble: Dissolve in water
Fresh source needed every day
Examples: Vitamin C & Folic Acid
Fat-Soluble: Absorbed and transported by fat
Stored in body
Excess buildup can be dangerous
Examples: Vitamin A, D and K

15. Minerals Inorganic substances that the body can’t make
Act as catalysts, regulating body functions
Electrolytes: minerals that cause an
electrical charge. Heartbeat.
Does not provide calories

16. Water Body’s most essential nutrient
6-8 glasses a day to replace what is used
Food also supplies water.
Does not provide calories