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Nutrition

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Nutrients   Substances the body receives from food to use for energy, growth and repair.  
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Carbohydrate   Made from the elements Carbon,Hydrogen and Oxygen and include foods which contain starch, sugar and cellulose  
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Carbohydrate   This nutrient supplies the body with heat and energy which is produced by starches and sugars.  
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Sugar   Found in Fruits and Vegetables and is sweet  
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Fructose   Sugar found in Fruit  
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Glucose   Also another sugar found in fruit  
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Lactose   Sugar found in milk  
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Sucrose   Ordinary sugar...obtained from sugar cane  
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Starch   This is found in (i)root vegetables (e.g. potato, yam); Iii)Cereals (e.g. Rice, corn) iii) Tubers (e.g. Dasheen) and a few fruits (e.g. Green Banana and breadfruit)  
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Cellulose   Forms the cell walls of plants and is very tough  
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Roughage   Made from cellulose and is also called fibre  
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Fibre   Provides bulk in the intestines and helps to stimulate bowel movement and prevents constipation.  
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Sources of Fibre   Fruits, Green Leafy Vegetables, nuts, peas, beans and whole grain cereals  
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Fats   Found in Animal and vegetable foods  
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Solid Fat   Most Animal Fats  
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Liquid Fat   Vegetable fats  
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Sources of fat   Butter, margarine, cheese, fatty meats, ackee and avocado (pear)  
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Proteins   Essential for growth, body maintenance and for repairing worn out or damaged tissues.  
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Kwashiorkor   Lack of protein in the diet of growing children can result in this disease.  
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Elements of Protein   Carbon, hydrogen,oxygen and nitrogen  
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Vitamins   Substances found in food which are needed in SMALL quantities/amounts for proper nutrition  
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Vitamins   Help the body to fight diseases  
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Solution   Vitamins must dissolve in this to do their job. Some dissolve in water; some dissolve in fat  
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Vitamins A,D,K   Fat soluble vitamins  
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Vitamins B,C   Water soluble vitamins  
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Vitamin A   Results in Eye disorders and reduced night vision  
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Vitamin B1   Causes disease called Beri Beri  
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Vitamin B6   Causes difficulty in walking  
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Vitamin C   Causes Scurvy  
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Vitamin D   Vitamin received from sunlight  
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Vitamin D   Causes disease called Ricketts  
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Vitamin K   Lack of this vitamin causes excessive bleeding if injured.  
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Minerals   CHEMICAL substances required for body building and like vitamins, needed in SMALL amounts/quantities  
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Important Minerals   Calcium, phosphorous, iron, potassium, sodium, iodine, chlorine and fluorine  
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Plant Roots   This is the way minerals are taken up. When we eat plants we eat the minerals they take up from the soil.  
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Mineral Salts   Most minerals required by the body  
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Calcium and Phosphorous   Minerals needed for building bones and teeth  
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Iron   Makes Haemoglobin  
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Kidney   meat source of iron  
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Iodine   Mineral needed for the formation of certain hormones which helps to control growth.  
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Goitre   caused by a lack of iodine in the diet  
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Seafoods   source of iodine  
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Dairy   Source of calcium and iodine  
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Fluorine   Helps to prevent tooth decay  
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Water   Excreted as sweat from the skin, and urine through the kidneys and bladder  
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Balanced Diet   Correct amount of EACH nutrient needed daily by the body to remain healthy.  
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Malnutrition   Dietary condition resulting from the absence of some foods or nutrients necessary for proper health.  
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Food Groups   Staples, Legumes and Nuts, Vegetables, Food from Animals, Fruits, Fats and Oils.  
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Calories   Measurement of the energy obtained from food.  
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Menu   List of foods to be served at a meal  
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Food Tests   Tests carried out to determine the types of nutrients found in certain foods.  
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Starch Test   When drops of Iodine solution is mixed with a food containing starch e.g bread, yam, irish potato  
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Bluish-Black Colour   Colour after the starch test  
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Sugar Test   Add Benedicts solution to some glucose which was dissolved in water  
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Brick-Red Colour   Solid particles in this colour are observed when this mixture is heated.  
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Fat Test   Produces a greasy TRANSLUCENT spot  
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