Digital Study Guide; Nutrition, Health, and Wellness

Digital Study Guide Digital Study Guide Nutrition, Health, and Wellness This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY Health is a combination of physical, mental, and social well being: Physical health How well your body functions, having enough energy to perform your daily activities. Mental or emotional health your feelings and thoughts, how you cope with stress or deal with problems, the way feel about yourself. Social: How you interact with society, work-place, family members, or friends. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC Wellness a multidimensional process,that includes physical, emotional, social, occupational, and spiritual health. Wellness is not an endpoint in our lives but is an active process we work on every day. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND Nutrition science that studies all aspects of food and how food nourishes our bodies and influences our health nutrition plays a key role in disease prevention and health promotion Nutrients chemical substances that the body uses from foods consumed for energy or to regulate the body process Chronic undernutrition can lead to osteoporosis, the bones become weak and break easily, occurs after years of consuming a calcium deficient diet. can lead to body tissues being broken down to provide energy to support vital functions, resulting in loss of body fat and wasting of muscles. Nutrients Found in Food and the Body Carbohydrates, Fat (lipids), Protein, Vitamins, Minerals, Water Lipids=Fats Lipids are organic nutrients also knows as fats, composed of carbon, hydrogen, & oxygen with a phosphate bond (the phosphate bond is how they differ from carbs) examples of fats, oils, cholesterol; most of them do no dissolve in water. An important energy source for our bodies at rest and during low-intensity exercise Protein organic nutrients made up of one or more chains of amino acids only macronutrient that contains nitrogen basic building blocks of proteins are amino acids contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, and their structure is dictated by DNA Side chain=portion of the amino acid that changes, giving each amino acid its distinct identity body cannot make essential amino acids so we must obtain them from our diet Proteins functions: enabling growth, repair, and maintenance of body tissues acting as enzymes and hormones maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance making antibodies provides energy when carbohydrate and fat intake are inadequate Organic molecules that are needed in all amounts to maintain health assist us in regulating our bodies’ processes are divided in fat and water soluble Fat soluble are not soluble in water but are soluble in fat, including vitamins A, D, E, and K. Water soluble are soluble in water, including vitamin C and the B-complex vitamins. Vitamins This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY Supports All Body Functions is an inorganic nutrient that is vital for our survival Adequate water intake ensures the proper balance of fluid both inside and outside of our cells helps regulate of nerve impulses and muscle contractions Helps in nutrient transport