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Understanding Nutrition and Nutrients

The document discusses nutrition, defining it as the process by which food is taken in and utilized by the body. It notes that there are three important functions of food including social, psychological, and physiological functions. Nutrients are the chemical substances in food that provide nourishment, and are categorized as either macronutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, or micronutrients like minerals and vitamins.

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Understanding Nutrition and Nutrients

The document discusses nutrition, defining it as the process by which food is taken in and utilized by the body. It notes that there are three important functions of food including social, psychological, and physiological functions. Nutrients are the chemical substances in food that provide nourishment, and are categorized as either macronutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, or micronutrients like minerals and vitamins.

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NUTRITION

DIYA SRI WIDIYANTI M. HUM


FOOD
The term ‘food’ refers to anything that we eat
and which nourishes the body.

There are basically three important functions of food:


1. Social Function
2. Psychological Function
3. Physiological Function ( energy giving, body
building, regulating body processes and providing
protection against diseases).
NUTRITION AND NUTRIENTS
NUTRITION is the process by which food is taken in and utilized by the body.
NUTRITION = Eating then Digestion then Absorption then Transportation then
Utilization

Nutrients are the chemical substances present in food and


are responsible for nourishing the body.

Nutrients are of two types:


1. Macronutrients
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats and oils
2. Micronutrients
Minerals and vitamins are called micronutrients
EXERCISE I
A client is at home recovering from surgery. You ask the client what
they have eaten over the past 24 hours. The client states the
following:

Breakfast: 2 doughnuts, orange juice


Lunch: lettuce salad with oil & vinegar, soda
Snack: pretzels, soda
Dinner: spaghetti with tomato sauce, garlic bread; wine

Discuss the answers to the following questions:


1. What nutrients are missing in the client’s diet?
2. Why are these nutrients important for this client?
EXERCISE II

Identify at least 5 signs of


malnutrition present in this
child.

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