7.1b Food Part 2

• Why is each nutrient needed?

  Carbohydrates: the body's primary source of energy

  Fats: Gives your body energy, insulates your organs, makes cell membranes

  Protein: To build and repair muscles and bones

  Vitamins: Wound healing and helping fight infection

  Minerals: Builds materials for the bones

  Water: Transports nutrients to cells, gets rid of waste and maintains body temperature

  Fibre: decreases your chance of constipation, regulates the body's use of sugar
• describe the function of fibre/water

  Ensures smooth digestion, preventing constipation, and promoting overall digestive wellness.
• State the function of vitamins / minerals

  Helps fight infection, wound healing, making our bones strong and regulating hormones.
• What are the common features of vitamins and minerals?

  They are both essential for bodily functions such as fighting infections, wound healing and making our bones strong.
• What are the sources and deficiency diseases of vitamin c?

  Sources of vitamin c: citrus fruits, green vegetables, kiwis, tomatoes

  Deficiency diseases: scurvy
• What are the sources and deficiency diseases of vitamin d?

  Sources: sunlight, oily fish, dairy products, liver

  Deficiency diseases: rickets
• Know the sources and associated deficiency diseases for iron

  Sources: spinach, red meat, egg yolks, kidneys

  Deficiency diseases: anaemia
• Know the sources and associated deficiency diseases for calcium

  Sources: dairy products, bread, spinach

  Deficiency diseases: rickets
• What are the sources and associated deficiency diseases for fibre?

  Sources: fruits, vegetables, whole wheat breads, rice and cereals

  Deficiency diseases: constipation, bowel cancer
• Define and describe balanced diet.

  A balanced diet contains all the essential nutrients that the body needs. Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, fibre and water are all essential components of a balanced diet.
• Describe why we need nutrition.

  Nutrition is needed to help organisms derive energy, build muscles, cure deficiency diseases and fulfil mineral needs.
• What are the 7 nutrients?

  Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Minerals, Vitamins, Water, Fibre