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The document explains the importance of diet and nutrients, defining a diet as what you eat and outlining the main types of nutrients including carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals. It highlights the roles of these nutrients in providing energy, supporting growth and repair, and maintaining health, while also discussing the consequences of nutrient deficiencies and the significance of a balanced diet. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for proper hydration and provides guidelines for healthy eating, including the consumption of fruits and vegetables.

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The document explains the importance of diet and nutrients, defining a diet as what you eat and outlining the main types of nutrients including carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals. It highlights the roles of these nutrients in providing energy, supporting growth and repair, and maintaining health, while also discussing the consequences of nutrient deficiencies and the significance of a balanced diet. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for proper hydration and provides guidelines for healthy eating, including the consumption of fruits and vegetables.

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1. What is a diet? 3. Fats: Pg 6


•A diet is what you eat.
•It provides raw materials your body needs for: •Fats can be solid or liquid at room temperature
•Energy
•Liquid fats are called oils.
•Growth and repair Pg 6
•Health •Fats and oils are also called lipids.
2. What are nutrients? 4. Fiber:
•Made of plant cell walls.
•Nutrients are food substances that •Helps your body by:
give your body the raw materials it needs.
•Moving food through the intestines
Main types of nutrients:
•Preventing constipation
•Found in wholewheat cereals and bread.
•Carbohydrate (starch and sugars) 5. Water:

•Fats Water is very important (your body is about 65% water). It helps your body by:

•Acting as a lubricant
•Proteins
•Dissolving things to carry them around the body
•Vitamins
•Filling up cells to keep their shape

•Minerals •Cooling you down when you sweat


Pg 7

•Sometimes foods say: “may contain nuts” → to warn allergy people.

•Starch + sugars = carbohydrates

•Nutrients don’t add to 100g because there’s also water and other stuff.
Pg 8 and 9

•Carbohydrates are your main energy source.

•Fats also give energy. Your body uses energy to:


•Move
•Grow
•Fats are stored in the body to use later. •Think
•Stay warm
•Stored fat keeps you warm.

•Extra carbohydrates turn into fat if not used.

•Your body loses mass when using energy.

•Your body gains mass when eating more than needed.

•Energy is measured in kilojoules (kJ).


How much energy you need depends on:
•Age
•Gender
For Health
•How active you are
•Vitamins and minerals keep your body working
•Hard exercise uses up to 4g of carbohydrates per minute well.

•Teenagers (age 14–18) need the most energy. Examples:


•Vitamin A → for skin and eyes
•Vitamin C → helps tissues stick together
•Males need more energy than females. •Calcium → for bones and teeth
•Iron → makes red blood cells
•People who move more need more energy than those
who sit.

Growth and Repair

•Proteins make new cells.


•Proteins help you grow and repair your body.
•Found in: meat, fish, eggs, cheese, beans, milk
Pg 12 and 13
Deficiency Diseases (lack of nutrients) Starvation, Obesity, and Diet Info

•Lack of protein → Kwashiorkor (big belly, weak muscles) Starvation

•Worst type of malnutrition.


•Lack of vitamin A → Night blindness
•Person gets thinner and weaker.
•Lack of vitamin C → Scurvy (bleeding gums, joint pain)
•Caused by lack of food or nutrients.

•Lack of calcium + vitamin D → Rickets (weak, bent bones) Obesity


•Caused by eating too much energy (more than needed).
•Can lead to:
•Lack of iron → Anaemia (tiredness, short breath)
•Heart disease
Balanced Diet •Heart attack
•High blood pressure
•A balanced diet = eating the right amount of different foods. •Kidney and heart damage
•Obesity = a form of malnutrition
•If you eat too much or too little of any nutrient → it’s called malnutrition.
Help With Your Diet
•You should eat 5 portions of fruits & vegetables a day. •Nutrition labels show how much of each nutrient is in food.
•Adults have a Reference Intake (RI) for each nutrient (like
•The eatwell plate shows how much to eat from each food group. carbs, protein, fat, vitamins, etc.)

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