Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Nutrition includes all body processes relating to food. These include digestion, absorption, metabolism, circulation, and elimination.
These processes allow the body to use food for energy, maintenance of health, and growth.
Nutrition plays a large role in determining height, weight, strength, skeletal and muscular development, resistance to disease, appetite, mental ability, and emotional and psychological health.
The immediate effect of good nutrition include a healthy appearance, a good attitude, proper sleep and bowel habits, a high energy level, and freedom from anxiety.
These processes allow the body to use food for energy, maintenance of health, and growth.
Nutrition plays a large role in determining height, weight, strength, skeletal and muscular development, resistance to disease, appetite, mental ability, and emotional and psychological health.
The immediate effect of good nutrition include a healthy appearance, a good attitude, proper sleep and bowel habits, a high energy level, and freedom from anxiety.
Good nutrition may prevent or delay diseases or conditions such us :
1. Hypertension: High blood pressure, caused by an excess amount of fat or salt in diet.
2. Atherosclerosis: arteries are narrowed by accumulation of fatty substances on their inner surfaces.
3. Osteoporosis: bones become porous (full of tiny openings) and break easily. One cause is long term deficiency of Calcium, Magnesium, and Vitamin D.
4. Malnutrition: state of poor nutrition, may be caused by poor diet or illness. Symptoms include fatigue, depression, being over weight or under weight, poor muscular and skeletal development.
Essential Nutrition :
1. Carbohydrates: provides heat and energy; supply fiber for good digestion and elimination.
2. Lipids (fats): provides fatty acids needed for growth and development; provides heat and energy.
3. Proteins: build and repair body tissue; provide heat and energy, help produce antibodies.
4. Vitamins: regulate body function; build and repair body tissue.
5. Minerals: regulate body function; build and repair body tissue.
6. Water: carries nutrients and waste to and from body cells; regulates body function.
