Transcript Nutrients - Reading Community Schools

Giving your body what it
needs.
Nutrients:
Used as an energy source
Heals, builds and repairs tissue.
Sustains growth.
Helps transport oxygen to cells.
Regulates body functions.
6 types of nutrients
Carbohydrates, fats and protein provide the
body with energy.
Vitamins, minerals and water help regulate body
functions.
Carbohydrates (Vocab)
Starches and sugars found in foods, which provide your
body’s main source of energy.
3 types of carbs: simple (sugars), complex(grains) and
fiber.
Fiber (Vocab)
A tough complex carbohydrate that the body
cannot digest.
Moves waste through your digestive system.
Protein (Vocab)
Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its
cells and tissues.
Types of proteins
Your body uses 20 amino acids found in food.
You produce all but nine of them.
Essential-body must get from food.
Non-Essential-produced or synthesized by the
body.
Complete Proteins
Contain all nine essential amino acids.
Examples: eggs, dairy products and soy.
Types of fats
Unsaturated fats – Vegetable oils, nuts, and
seeds. Eating moderate amounts can help lower
risk of heart disease.
Saturated fats – Mostly found in meat and many
dairy products. Too much increases risk of
heart disease.
Trans fat – Formed by hydrogenation. Found in
stick margarine and snack foods.
Cholesterol (Vocab)
A waxy, fatlike substance.
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Vitamins (Vocab)
Compounds found in food that help regulate
many body processes.
Water Soluble – Vitamin C, folic acid and B
vitamins.
Fat Soluble – Vitamins A, D, E and K.
Minerals (Vocab)
Elements found in food that are used by the
body.
How important is water?
Moves food through the digestive system.
Aides in chemical reactions of the body.
Transports nutrients and removes waste.
Stores and releases heat.
Cools the body through perspiration.
Cushions the eyes, brain, and spinal cord
Lubricates joints.
Review
Which nutrients can your body use as energy?
What are essential amino acids? How are they
obtained?
How does eating calcium-rich foods as a teen
protect your lifelong health?