Post by kingo on Jun 12, 2007 19:45:56 GMT
The human body needs the nutrients found in food to help keep ot functioning properly. Each nutrient does a different job within the body.
Nutrients
Fat- the body needs fat to help provide energy and keep us warm. The type of fat we eat can affect the body in different ways. Saturated fat that we get from animals can block the arteries and cause heart disease. Unstaurated fats from plants such as olive oil are not as harmful
Sources- full-fat milk, butter, cheese, margarine, olive oil
Protein- the body needs for growth and repair, e.g if you fall and cut yourself, protein helps you heal causing the scab to repair itself.
Sources- meat, fish, eggs, soya, quorn,nuts
Carbohydrates- starches- the body needs starches to provide slow release energy and fill up when we are hungry.
Sources- potatoes, pasta bread and rice
Carbohydrates- Sugars- we need for quick release energy. Excess sugar in the body will turn to fat and cause us to put weight on
Sources- cakes, fizzy drinks and sweets
Vitamins- the body needs vitamins to help fight disease and illness
Vitamin A- needed for vision in dim light, for healthy skin
Sources- carrots, fish , dairy foods
Vitamin B groups needed for the release of energy and to help make red blood cells
Sources- ceral, meat, eggs
Vitamin C needed for healthy skin and the absorption of iron
Sources- oranges, blackcurrants and kiwi
Vitamin D needed for growth and maintenance of strong bones and teeth
Sources- fish like tuna
Nutrients
Fat- the body needs fat to help provide energy and keep us warm. The type of fat we eat can affect the body in different ways. Saturated fat that we get from animals can block the arteries and cause heart disease. Unstaurated fats from plants such as olive oil are not as harmful
Sources- full-fat milk, butter, cheese, margarine, olive oil
Protein- the body needs for growth and repair, e.g if you fall and cut yourself, protein helps you heal causing the scab to repair itself.
Sources- meat, fish, eggs, soya, quorn,nuts
Carbohydrates- starches- the body needs starches to provide slow release energy and fill up when we are hungry.
Sources- potatoes, pasta bread and rice
Carbohydrates- Sugars- we need for quick release energy. Excess sugar in the body will turn to fat and cause us to put weight on
Sources- cakes, fizzy drinks and sweets
Vitamins- the body needs vitamins to help fight disease and illness
Vitamin A- needed for vision in dim light, for healthy skin
Sources- carrots, fish , dairy foods
Vitamin B groups needed for the release of energy and to help make red blood cells
Sources- ceral, meat, eggs
Vitamin C needed for healthy skin and the absorption of iron
Sources- oranges, blackcurrants and kiwi
Vitamin D needed for growth and maintenance of strong bones and teeth
Sources- fish like tuna