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The document discusses nutrients, including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, and vitamins, providing examples of foods that contain each nutrient and recommended daily intakes. It also covers malnutrition, describing it as a health condition caused by deficiency, imbalance, or excess of nutrients that can be due to improper diet or inadequate nutrient utilization by the body. Finally, the document briefly discusses the importance of water as the most abundant molecule in the body.

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Alex Q. Carodan Jr. Maed-Tem

The document discusses nutrients, including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, and vitamins, providing examples of foods that contain each nutrient and recommended daily intakes. It also covers malnutrition, describing it as a health condition caused by deficiency, imbalance, or excess of nutrients that can be due to improper diet or inadequate nutrient utilization by the body. Finally, the document briefly discusses the importance of water as the most abundant molecule in the body.

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ALEX Q. CARODAN JR.

MAED- TEM
Nutrients
- are substances used by organisms to survive,
grow and reproduce.
- found in food which drive biological activities,
and are essential for human body.

“ Good nutrition is an important part of leading a healthy


lifestyle”.
- US HHS.gov
Malnutritio
n
- is a health condition caused by
deficiency, imbalance or excess of
nutrients in the diet.
- It can be caused by an improper dietary intake of
nutrients- e.g. overnutrition (too much) and
undernutrition (not enough).

- It can be caused by the inadequate utilization of


nutrients by the body- e.g. due to illness or disease.

- Common signs of malnutrition includes stunted


growth and wasting (undernutrition), as well as
obesity (overnutrition)
Carbohydrate
- Provides your body with energy.
s
- Which food have carbs?
Dairy: Milk, Yogurt
Fruit: All fruits
Grains: Bread, rice, crackers and cereals
Legumes: Beans
Vegetables: Potatoes and corn
Sugary sweets: Soda, candy, cookies
- Recommended intake:
- 225- 325 grams of carbs per day.
Protein
- Essential on tissue repair.
- Provides energy
Which food have protein?
- Lean meat, poultry and fish.
- Milk, Yogurt and cheese
- Seeds and Nuts
- Tofu
- Beans and Legumes
- Recommended intake:
- 56 grams per day
Fats
- Major storage form of energy in the body.
- Fuel of energy.
Which food have fat?
- Avocado
- Cheese
- Eggs
- Nuts
- Dark Chocolate
- Fatty fish
- Recommended intake:
- 77 grams per day
Minerals
- Is a chemical element required as an
essential nutrient to perform functions
necessary for life.
Iron- needed for the formation of
hemoglobin, carries oxygen from
the lungs to the body cells.
- found in meats, eggs, dark green leafy veg.
Copper- needed by the body so it can use iron to
build hemoglobin.
- found in shellfish, liver, whole grains
Vitamin
- Required and needed by man for growth and

s
development.
Vitamin A (Retinol)
- Necessary for teeth and both development.
- Can be found in milk, butter and ripe fruits.
- Deficiency of this would lead to blindness and
dryness of skin.
Vitamin B Complex
B1 (Thiamine)
- Necessary for good appetite and good muscle
tone.
- Can be found in pork, eggs and leafy vegs.
- Prevents beri- beri which is characterized by
muscular weakness and enlargement of heart.
B2 (Riboflavin)
- Needed for healthy skin and eyes
- Can be found in liver, milk, vegs and mushroom
- Prevents cracks in the skin at the corners of the mouth.

B3 (Niacin)
- Reduces cholesterol in the blood
- Can be found in peas, nuts and liver
- Deficiency of this would lead to pellagra
B6 (Pyridoxine)
- Necessary for the absorption and metabolism of amino
acids.
- Can be found in whole grains , cereals, bread and liver.
- Deficiency of this can lead to anemia and skin diorders

- B12 (Cobalomine)
- Necessary for the formation of red blood cells.
- Can be found in meat, milk and eggs
- Deficiency to this may lead to anemia
Folic Acid
-Needed for the production of red blood cells
- Can be found on green and leafy vegetables
Panthothenic Acid
- Help convert carbohydrates, fats and proteins into
energy.
- Can be found in meat, eggyolk, liver, milk and
legumes.
Biotin
- Needed for healthy circulatory system and for
maintaining healthy and beautiful skin.
- Can be found in eggyolk, nuts, legumes and
vegestables.
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
- Needed for the formation of bones
- Necessary for the production of hemoglobin
- Facilitates the absorption of iron
- Can be found in citrus fruits
- Deficiency of this may lead to susceptibility to
infection, retardation of growth and poor wound
healing.
Vitamin D
- Necessary for bone formation and retention of calcuim and
phosphorus in the body.
- Can be found in eggyolk, liver, tuna, milk
- Prevents rickets ( soft and fragile bones)
Vitamin E
- Helps body convert fatty acids into energy
- Necessary for red blood cell formaion
- Can be found in veg. oil, mayonnaise and nuts
- Deficiency of this may lead to premature aging.
Vitamin K
- Necessary for blood clotting.
- Can be found in liver and eggyolk
- Difficulty in blood clotting.
Water
Most abundant molecule present in an organism.
60- 90% of the total body weight.
-called as the universal solvent because it can
dissolve inorganic compounds and many organic
compounds better than any other substances.

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