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Define Nutrients

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A substance found in food that’s used by the body to meet important needs.
Nutrients are simple molecules (nutritional substance) that can be used directly by the cells

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The 6 important nutrients

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Proteins
Carbohydrates
Fats
Water
Vitamins
Minerals

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Carbohydrates (3)

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  • Made of sugar molecule or a chain of sugar molecules
  • The body’s main energy source
  • 3 types (monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides)
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Monosaccharides

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Carbohydrates made of simple sugars (ex: glucose)

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Disaccharides

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Carbohydrates made of double sugars (ex: lactose)

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Examples of monosaccharides & disaccharides (5)

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Fruits, pastries, sweets, fruit juice, carbonated drinks

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Polysaccharides

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Carbohydrates made of complex sugars (ex: starch)
Ex foods: cereals, breads, pasta, potatoes, rice, legumes, tapioca

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Fats (6)

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  • composed of fatty acids and a glycerol
  • synonym for lipids
  • store and provide energy (longer period (weeks, months) compared to carbohydrates)
  • building blocks of hormones and cell membranes
  • protect organs and insulate the body from the cold
    Ex: cholesterol, vegetable oils, butter, fatty meats, fish, eggs, nuts, croissants, French fries
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Types of fats

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Saturated, unsaturated, trans

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Saturated fats (6)

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  • unhealthy
  • straight fatty acid
  • solid fat at room temperature (usually for oils)
  • packed very tightly
  • can cause heart disease

Ex: butter, coconut oil, crisco

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Unsaturated fats (4)

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  • good fats
  • kinked fatty acid
  • liquid fat at room temperature
  • bent molecules
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Trans fat (4)

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  • bad fats
  • made by adding hydrogen and a lot of pressure to vegetable oil
  • stiffer fat
  • can lead to clog arteries
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Proteins (4)

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  • Large molecules made of chains of amino acids
  • build and repair cells and tissues
  • provide body with energy after carbohydrates and fats

Ex: meat, fish, eggs, milk, cheese, legumes, tofu, nuts

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Water (5)

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  • transports nutrients and waste products in the body
  • Helps regulate the body temperature and needed for chemical reactions in the body
  • 70% of the human body
  • 2 to 3 L of water a day

Ex: fruits, fruit, juices, vegetables, vegetable juices, soups, milk

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Vitamins (4)

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  • small amounts
  • Different functions (contributing to chemical reaction, helping to make energy, helping to fight off infections, helping to repair tissue)
  • Main types: A, B1, B2, C, D and E

Ex: fruits, vegetables, dairy products, whole grains, eggs

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Minerals (4)

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  • 4% of the weight of the human body
  • Different roles (building, tissue, maintaining fluid in the body, helping muscles to contract, transporting oxygen in the blood)
  • minerals: Potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus

Ex: dairy products, legumes, seafood, fish, fruits, vegetables

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Function of dietary fibre

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Prevent constipation

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The energy value of nutrients

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Carbohydrates: 17 kJ/g
Fats: 36 kJ/g
Proteins: 17 kJ/g
Vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, and water: 0

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Benedict test

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Turns blue to green to orange if positive
Monosaccharides: simple sugars, like glucose or fructose
Disaccharides: lactose and maltose

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Lugol

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Turns dark purple in the presence of starch
Polysaccharides (complex carbohydrate)

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Biuret test

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Turns purple when proteins are present
Proteins

Solution of potassium hydroxide and copper sulphate

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Sudan Red Test

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Fat, soluble dye
Concentrated spots of colour in a test tube
Lipids (fats)

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Calories to energy

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1 cal is equal to 4000 J of energy (4kJ)

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Energy requirement

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The amount of energy, a person need daily, depends on a variety of factors, like age, sex, weight, level of physical activity, and overall state of health

Adolescent girls: 1800 to 2400 cal a day
Adolescent boys: 2200 to 3200 cal a day

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Calories per gram of nutrient
1 g of carbohydrates = 4 cal 1 g of protein = 4 cal 1 g of fat = 9 cal
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What are the percentages on the right side of the nutrition facts label
The percentage of the recommended daily intake for each nutrient
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Two parts of digestive system
The digestive tract (path/passage, followed by food) The digestive glands (organs that release a substance that usually helps digest)
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Digestive tract in order
The mouth, the pharynx, the esophagus, the stomach, the small intestine, the large intestine
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Digestive glands (2)
Makes chemical secretions that are needed to digest food as it travels in the digestive tract salivary glands, gastric glands, liver (gallbladder stores), pancreas, intestinal glands
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Find a diagram and identify major organs
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Digestion
The process of breaking food down into molecules, small enough to absorb
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Four stages of digestion
Ingestion —> digestion (mechanical and chemical) —> absorption—> elimination
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Ingestion
Taking in of substance through the mouth
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Chemical digestion
Bonds of the molecules are broken, giving rise to new substances
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Mechanical digestion
Nature of the substance stays the same, only its physical appearance changes
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Deglutition
Swallowing (entering the pharynx/throat)
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Peristalsis
Muscle contractions in the stomach, small intestine, and the large intestine to push food through the digestive tract
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Churning
The movement of muscular contractions that makes the food with secretions from the gastric glands that turns it into liquid
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Absorption
Takes place in the small intestine when the nutrients from the digestive tract are absorbed into the blood or lymph Absorbing the small molecules
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Elimination
Getting rid of what isn’t necessary
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The mouth during digestion
- ingestion - 3 salivary glands secrete saliva to help digest complex carbohydrates like starch Mechanical digestion: chewing and food mix with saliva during insalivation Chemical digestion: saliva containing salivary amylase digests starch
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The pharynx
Swallowing - the epiglottis lowers over the windpipe (trachea) allowing the food to enter the oesophagus, ensuring the food goes down the right path
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Esophagus (2)
Stretchy pipe that connects the pharynx to the stomach - food is pushed down with the aid of involuntary muscle contraction (peristalsis)
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The stomach (6)
J-shaped pouch that has three functions: 1. It’s stores up to 2 L of food and fluid 2. It breaks the food down into a liquid mixture 3. It’s slowly empties the liquid mixture into the intestine Mechanical transformation: churning (gastric juices + food = liquid) Chemical transformation: gastric juices, containing pepsin breaks down, proteins into amino acids
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The small intestine (6)
Function: transport nutrients into bloodstream 3 m long with microscopic folds called villi (increases the surface area for more nutrient absorption) -Absorption -Carbohydrates, fats and proteins must be broken down into molecular components -Water, vitamins, and minerals can be directly absorbed (no chemical reaction) - waste from the food that is not absorbed, is processed into the large intestine
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Small intestine transformation
Digestion juices from pancreas, liver, and gallbladder
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Pancreas
Secretes pancreatic juices that contain lipase to chemically digest fat Also, secretes insulin into the blood which is used to metabolize sugar
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Gallbladder and liver
Liver produces bile that allows fats to be mechanically digested into small chunks for lipase Gallbladder stores the bile
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Large intestine (4)
A bumpy muscular tube with inner surface made up of cells that secrete mucus Has very little nutrient matter and arise in liquid form Absorbs the water from the residue Feces is that expelled through the anus
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Define gland
An organ or group of cells that produce secretions, chemical or liquid substances that have a different function in the organism
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Fecal matter made up of
Large quantities of bacteria Undigested residue —> dietary fibre Cellular debris Nutrients that haven’t been absorbed (especially fats) Some water

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