BIOL 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Glycogen, Scurvy, Human Height
13 Apr 2020
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Is more than absence of disease includes physical. Minerals for proper functioning of our body. Nutrients - chemicals in foods that our bodies use for growth & function. Organic nutrients - contain carbon carbs , lipids , proteins , vitamins. 6 groups of nutrients in food : carbohydrates. S that must be ingested in large amounts to maintain health. Must be broken down into smaller units. Use subunits as building blocks 1 energy. Primary fuel source for the body (neurological /physical ) Used to build cell - surface markers. Broken down into fatty acids and glycerol. Used to build molecules that form cell membranes fat soluble vitamins. Used to assemble new proteins that have many diff functions in the body. Carbon , hydrogen , oxygen , nitrogen. Minerals : inorganic- in small amounts elements required by organisms for normal growth , reproduction , and tissue maintenance. ex : calcium , iron , potassium , zinc.
