Nutrients

• Protein is made up of?

  Amino acids
• Sources of protein:

  HBV - meat: chicken, beef, lamb. Eggs + dairy products

  LBV - beans, nuts
• What is the function of protein?

  Growth and repair
• Deficiency of protein:

  Slow (or) non growth of new cells. Feeling weak and hungry
• Simple carbohydrate types:

  Sugars - monosaccharide, disaccharide, glucose, fructose, lactose, maltose
• Simple carbohydrates are broken down quickly by the body to be used as energy
• Simple carbohydrates include:

  Natural = fruits, milk

  Processed = candy, (table) sugar, syrups, soft drinks
• Simple carbohydrates provide: energy
• Simple carbohydrates:

  deficiency - nothing

  Too much - tooth decay, diabetes, obesity
• Complex carbohydrates

  Starch - polysaccharides
• Complex carbohydrate sources:

  Potatoes, rice, pasta, bread
• Complex carbohydrates provide energy but it is slow release
• Complex carbohydrate:

  deficiency - underweight, malnutrition

  excess - obesity, heart disease
• Fat:

  Saturated = animal fats, dairy products

  unsaturated = olive / vegetable oil
• Fats provide energy for your body - and it is slow release
• Fat:

  Too much - obesity, heart disease.

  Not enough - underweight
• Why are some foods LBV protein?

  Because they do not have all the essential amino acids