NTR 108 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Guide: B Vitamins, Large Intestine, Folic Acid
29 Nov 2016
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Module 1 intro- nutrition: food and its nutrients, food- any substance that body takes in and stimulates the body to be well, nutrient- components of food that are indispensable to the body"s functioning. Essential nutrients- nutrients that your body cannot make e. g. - iron. Non- essential- the body is capable of making these nutrients e. g. - Carbohydrates (cho: simple sugars, complex carbohydrates vegetables, pasta, glucose, composed of carbon, hydrogen, water, main source of energy lipids, visible, hidden, also composed of carbon, hydrogen, water insoluble in water. Proteins: animal, vegetable, composed of carbon, hydrogen, water, and nitrogen. These make up amino acid blocks that make up tissues and new cells. Vitamins: water soluble lipid soluble, no calories, but vitamins are needed to metabolize. Other components of food (phytochemicals) plant based chemicals nutrients that release energy during their metabolism. Nutrients that don"t release energy during their metabolism because they do not have any calories: vitamins. There are 13 vitamins, each with a unique structure.
