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What does nutrition mean to you?

What does nutrition mean to you?. Zoe Yu. Three major categories:. Macronutrient Micronutrient Phytonutrient. Macronutrient. Proteins Carbohydrates Fats. Protein. Get from… . Protein. Where do you get your protein everyday? Here is something to think about…

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What does nutrition mean to you?

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  1. What does nutrition mean to you? Zoe Yu

  2. Three major categories: • Macronutrient • Micronutrient • Phytonutrient

  3. Macronutrient • Proteins • Carbohydrates • Fats

  4. Protein • Get from…

  5. Protein • Where do you get your protein everyday? • Here is something to think about… • It takes a lot of energy and time to raise farm animals to allos us to consume a huge amount of protein with unwanted nutrient, such as saturated fat. Lentils would take shorter amount of time and energy to grow comparing to raising farm animals and also contain less fat and saturated fat.

  6. Carbohydrate • Fiber • Food sources of fiber include whole wheat, fresh or dried fruits, and vegetables. • Help keep the brain function • properly

  7. Fats • Saturated fats • Example: butter and cheese

  8. Monounsaturated fats • Example: nuts and olive

  9. Polyunsaturated fats • Examples: walnuts, beans, and salmon

  10. Trans Fats • Commercial Goods • Examples: French fries and baked cookies

  11. Micronutrient • Vitamins • Minerals • Calcium, phosphorus, chloride, magnesium • Potassium, and sodium • Copper, fluoride, iodine • Selenium, and zinc

  12. Phytonutrients • Unlike macronutrient and micronutrients • We believed that it… • promotes human health • Serves as antioxidants • Enhances immune responses • Increase communications between cells • Increase metabolisms • Cause cancer cells to die • Repair damaged DNA that are caused by smoking and other toxic • And more…

  13. What does nutrient mean to you now?

  14. Let’s summarize • Substances that we take in daily… • To keep our body parts functioning • To grow strong immune system • These substances are protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, and nutrients from vegetables. • It’s important to pay attention to what you eat daily which can also provide your body all of these nutrients

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