Healthy diet

• Vitamins are organic compounds that the body needs to function properly, but cannot produce itself.
• Carbohydrates include bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, fruits, vegetables, milk, yogurt, and sugar.
• A healthy diet is important to maintain good health.
• Water-soluble vitamins dissolve easily in water and can be absorbed by the body more quickly than fat-soluble ones.
• Fat-soluble vitamins need bile salts from the liver to be digested and absorbed into the bloodstream.
• Protein is found in meat, fish, eggs, beans, nuts, seeds, cheese, and milk.
• Fats can be found in butter, oil, margarine, fatty foods like bacon or sausages, chocolate, cakes, biscuits, crisps, chips, and fried food.
• Food groups include carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, water, fiber, and salt.
• The recommended daily intake of vitamin C is 40mg.
• Eating too much or too little of certain nutrients can lead to deficiencies or excesses.
• The five major types of carbohydrates are monosaccharides (simple sugars), disaccharides (double sugars), polysaccharides (complex sugars), fiber, and glycogen.
• The four types of fat-soluble vitamins are A, D, E, and K.
• Deficiency symptoms of Vitamin A include night blindness, dry eyes, corneal ulcers, keratinization (dry skin), hair loss, impaired growth, increased susceptibility to infection, and decreased resistance to cancer.
• Fat-soluble vitamins require fats or oils to be absorbed into the bloodstream.