NUTRITION
“YOU ARE WHAT YOU
EAT.”
NUTRITION: THE
PROCESS BY WHICH
THE _____________
___________________.
WHY DO WE EAT?
NUTRIENTS: SUBSTANCES IN
FOOD THAT YOUR BODY
NEEDS TO FUNCTION
PROPERLY TO _______, TO
_______________, AND TO
SUPPLY YOU WITH
_________.
PROBLEM?
• MOST PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO DISTINGUISH
BETWEEN APPETITE AND HUNGER.
• HUNGER – A _________________ that protects
you from starvation
– When your stomach is empty, its walls contract,
stimulating nerve endings. The nerve endings signal
your brain that your body’s food supply needs
replenishing. Once food is taken in, your stomach is
stretched and the nerve endings are no longer
stimulated.
• APPETITE – A _______, rather than a ______, to
eat
– Dessert, sweet tooth, snacking, boredom
CARBOHYDRATES
• STARCHES/SUGARS FOUND IN
FOOD.
–2 TYPES:___________
and _________________
–SHOULD MAKE UP ___-___%
OF YOUR DIET.
ROLE OF CHO’s
• BODY CONVERTS CHO’s TO
________, A SIMPLE SUGAR
AND THE BODY’S CHIEF
________ SOURCE.
• UNUSED GLUCOSE IS
STORED IN THE LIVER AND
MUSCLES AS ____________.
UNDERSTAND!
• WHEN PEOPLE CONSUME
MORE CARBOHYDRATES
THAN THEIR BODY NEEDS
FOR ENERGY OR THAT THEY
CAN STORE AS __________,
THIS EXCESS IS STORED AS
BODY FAT (_________).
FIBER
• TECHNICALLY A
_________________.
• FOUND ONLY IN _______,
GRAINS AND VEGETABLES.
• HELPS YOUR ___________
SYSTEM TO GET RID OF
WASTE PRODUCTS.
PROTEIN
• NUTRIENT THAT HELPS
BUILD AND MAINTAIN BODY
TISSUES.
• ______________: BUILDING
BLOCKS OF PROTEIN.
• 20 AMINO ACIDS. BODY CAN
MAKE ____ AMINO ACIDS.
PROTEIN (cont.)
• ___________ AMINO ACIDS: 9
AMINO ACIDS THAT MUST
COME FROM YOUR FOOD.
• ______________ PROTEINS:
- CONTAINS ALL OF THE AMINO
ACIDS
- ANIMAL PRODUCTS – FISH,
MEAT, EGGS, POULTRY, MILK,
CHEESE, YOGURT, SOYBEAN
PRODUCTS
FATS
• Carries fat soluble vitamins.
• Satisfies __________ since fats take
longer to digest.
• Surrounds and cushions vital ______,
insulates body against heat and cold.
• Provides ____ calories per gram of energy
• 2 TYPES: _______________ and
__________________
CHOLESTEROL
• WAXY SUBSTANCE PRODUCED
IN THE ________ OF ALL
ANIMALS AND IS FOUND ONLY
IN ANIMALS.
• GOOD (____) AND BAD (_____)
CHOLESTEROL. LDL
CHOLESTEROL CLOGS
ARTERIES.
VITAMINS
COMPOUND THAT HELPS
REGULATE MANY VITAL BODY
PROCESSES SUCH AS
___________, ABSORPTION,
AND _______________ OF
OTHER NUTRIENTS.
2 GROUPS OF VITAMINS
• _________ -SOLUBLE: VITAMIN
C AND 8 VITAMIN B COMPLEX
VITAMINS.
• CANNOT BE STORED IN THE
BODY.
• FAT-SOLUBLE:
• ABSORBED AND
TRANSPORTED BY _______.
• VITAMINS ___________.
MINERALS
• ______________
SUBSTANCES THAT YOUR
BODY CANNOT
MANUFACTURE BUT THAT
ACTS AS A __________,
REGULATING MANY VITAL
DAILY PROCESSES.
ELECTROLYTES
• ____________,CHLORIDE AND
POTASSIUM BELONG TO THIS
GROUP OF MINERALS.
• HELP MAINTAIN THE BALANCE OF
__________ WITHIN BODY CELLS.
• BANANAS-ORANGE JUICE
EXCELLENT SOURCES OF
__________________.
WATER
• IF YOU PERSPIRE FROM HOT WEATHER,
FEVER OR STRENUOUS EXERCISE, THIS
WATER MUST BE REPLACED.
• FEMALES _____, 8 OZ. CUPS OF WATER
DAILY.
• MALES ______, 8 OZ. CUPS OF WATER
DAILY.
• ON THE AVERAGE FRUITS, MILK
PRODUCTS AND VEGETABLES CONTAIN
ABOUT _______% WATER.
DIETARY GUIDELINES
• ______________________
______________________–
amounts of nutrients that will
prevent deficiencies and excesses
in most healthy people
FOOD LABELS