Food and Nutrition  Part of our community, social, cultural and

religious life
Objectives  Expression of love, friendship and social
1. Explain the difference between food, nutrition, and  Symbol of happiness
health and how they relate to one another.
2. Identify the functions of food. Psychological Functions of Food
3. Value how food satisfies social and psychological  Sense of security, love and attention
needs.
Functions of Food
FOOD, NUTRITION AND HEALTH

Food
 Nourishes body
 Meets the needs for energy, building,
regulation, and protection of the body
 Raw material from which our bodies are made

Nutrition
 Food at work in the body
 Everything that happens to food from the time
it is eaten until it is used for various functions
Functions of Nutrients
Proteins – Builds and repairs tissues
Nutritional Status
Minerals – Body building and regulation
 State of our body
Vitamins – Growth, normal function and process of
 It can be good, fair or poor body
Water – Utilization of food material and elimination
Health of waste
 ‘state of complete physical, mental and social Carbohydrates – Provide energy
well-being and not merely the absence of Fats – Sources of energy
disease or infirmity’ – WHO
DIGESTION, ABSORPTION and UTILIZATION
Malnutrition OF NUTRIENTS
 Undesirable kind of nutrition leading to ill-
health. OUR BODY is synthesized from the food we eat
 Undernutrition and overnutrition The study of nutrition
1. Cell – Basic unit in our body
Diet - Cells are able to take up nutrients,
 Whatever you eat and drink each day synthesize substances they need and
eliminate wastes
Functions of Food 2. Metabolism – Nutrition processes
 Physiological functions of food 3. Anabolism – Synthesis of substances
 Social Functions of Food 4. Catabolism – Breakdown of substances
 Psychological Functions of Food
Cell > Cell > Tissue
Physiological functions of food Tissue > Tissue > Organ
 Provide energy
 Building the body
 Regulate activities of the body
 Resistance to disease
USES OF FOOD IN THE BODY
Social Functions of Food
DIGESTION – breaking up food in the intestinal tract
ABSORPTION – carries these nutrients into the
circulation system and delivers then to the cell
UTILIZATION – utilize the nutrients absorbed to
produce materials needed for our existence

DIGESTION

Mechanical Process Chemical Reaction

Chewing of food Hydrolysis
Swallowing of food Smaller Molecules
Churning action in Enzymes
stomach
Rhythmic contraction
of the intestinal tract

Factors Affecting Digestion

Physiological factors Raw foods
Absence of teeth Sufficient supply of
water
Sufficient bulk (fibre) Chemical splitting of
food components
Presence of friendly Relaxation of body
bacteria

ABSORPTION
1. Small Intestine
2. Intestinal Wall
3. Villi
4. Blood and lymph

UTILIZATION OF NUTRIENTS

METABOLISM

 Process in which nutrients are used by the cells

for building tissue, providing energy, and
regulating various body functions
 Nutrient and Oxygen is needed for heat and
energy