Chapter 1: What is Nutrition? What Drives Our Food Choices? We Need to Eat and Drink to Live Nutrients: compounds in foods that sustain your body processes. There are 6 classes of nutrients: carbs‚ fats (lipids)‚ proteins‚ vitamins‚ minerals and water 3 of 6 classes of nutrients: carbohydrates‚ fats‚ protein- provide energy in the form of kilocalories 2 of 6 classes of nutrients: vitamins and minerals‚ help regulate many body processes‚ including metabolism 1 of 6 class of nutrients- water
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philosophy that states that maintaining or losing weight is controlled by the times you eat and your food combinations. Judy Mazel created The BH Diet‚ an update to her 1980s plan. She suggests that when some foods are eaten together it leads to poor digestion and in turn obesity. The newer BH Diet is a 35-day program‚ in which you’ll learn to eat carbs only with carbs‚ proteins only with proteins and fruits by themselves. The eating plan begins with an induction period during which you may go whole
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Conservation of energy and transformation of energy. By Paige‚ Stacie‚ Amelia. Objectives Learning about Conservation of energy Learning about transformation of energy Conservation – Preserving a substance. Metabolism Metabolism is a process in which you break down foods into calories and these are combined with oxygen to release the energy that your body needs in order to function/live. This is a very complicated bio-chemical process. Metabolism is essential for the energy for these functions:
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Alimentary System 1.1 – The burden of GI diseases • List the names of the organs of the alimentary tract • Mouth and Oesophagus • Stomach • Liver • Biliary system • Pancreas • Small intestine (consisting of duodenum‚ jejunum and ileum) • Large intestine (consisting of colon‚ rectum and anus) • Describe the symptoms and signs of alimentary tract disease Symptoms: General: • Anorexia • Weight loss • Anaemia
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1. Our digestive system provides the body a means to transfer nutrition from the external environment into the cellular level in order to sustain life. Salivary glands‚ controlled by the autonomic nervous system‚ are located in the oral cavity. Its main role is to secrete saliva in the oral cavity. There are three pairs of salivary glands. Parotoid savary gland lies under the skin on each side of the mandible. These glands secrete amylase‚ an enzyme that breaks down starches. The parotoid duct implies
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Exam 3 Study Guide Digestive System Differentiate digestion from metabolism Identify the organs of the alimentary canal in order from the mouth to the anus Mouth Know the 8 anatomical parts Processes – mastication‚ swallowing ‚ taste Pharynx Identify the naso-‚ oro- and laryngopharynx and classify these regions with respect to passage of food and/or air through them Longitudinal & circular muscle layer - peristalsis For the alimentary canal from esophagus to large intestine:
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keeping a healthy digestive system can actually boost one’s lifespan. According to Watson (2011)‚ a lot of people suffer from chronic diseases but only a few realize that these are the result of impaired digestion. Overall health begins in the gut that is why having poor digestion will encourage the development of different illnesses. Thus‚ by having a good digestive health a person increases the chances of prolonging his life by having a healthy diet but people nowadays tend to eat whatever
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direct-fed microbial can alter the way 17 nutrients are absorbed. This can change fecal output‚ also. This is good to see because you know 18 the horse isn’t having a problem with digestion. The added hay can help with the way the 19 digestion is going. Hey can help make the digestion process speed up. It also helps with stomach 20 ulcers. When the stomach is full the acid does not upset it. 21 Thirdly‚ the direct-fed microbial can be administered
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Cutler used the metaphor of digestion to describe how as a society today‚ we are constantly ingesting and digesting information‚ processes and data from our environments. These may be socially‚ culturally or community based and are important to recognize as a valuable part of our practice as art producers. Through explanations and photographs of her own work‚ Cutler illustrated how she actively uses this within her practice. She states that by using the metaphor of digestion‚ and assimilating her experiences
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Revision Questions – Nutrients Lipids 1. Lipids are made up of 3 fatty acids and a glycerol molecule‚ referred to as a triglyceride. Glycerol is an alcohol with 3 hydroxyl groups (OH). A fatty acid attaches itself to each hydroxyl group with the elimination of 3 water molecules (condensation). The fatty acids vary and determine the properties of a lipid. 2. Saturated fatty acids: * Each carbon has a full quota of hydrogen atoms. * There are no double bonds. * Solid at room
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