Nutrition

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Nutrition
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• Wellness total good health
• Holistic Health health of the whole person.
• It includes physical, social, emotional, mental
  or intellectual spiritual wellness.

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Types of Medicine

• Western Medicine (biomedical health care) bases
  the causes of health problems on microorganisms,
  diseases, aging.
• Alternative Therapy methods of Tx.
  prevention used instead of biomedical Tx.
• Examples herbal or Chinese medicine,
  acupuncture, chiropractor, homeopathy.
• Complementary Therapy methods of Tx.
  prevention that combine both alternative
  biomedical therapies.

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• Healthy Living Includes good nutrition, regular
  exercise, adequate sleep, effective stress
  management, access to health care, safety,
  avoiding harmful substances, protection from
  bloodborne pathogens.

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Nutrition all the bodys functions that are
related to food.

• Nutrients chemicals in foods that the body
  needs. They give the body energy allow it to
  grow, maintain repair itself, aids the proper
  function of body systems.
• Includes carbohydrates, lipids, proteins,
  vitamins, minerals water

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Carbohydrates bodys main source of energy.

• Simple Carbohydratesare sugars
• Complex Carbohydrates are starches found in
  bread, cereals, rice, pastas, vegetables, fruit,
  dry beans nuts.

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Lipids (aka fats) enable the body to grow
give energy

• Saturated Fats solid _at_ room temperature. From
  animal products ex. Meat, poultry, eggs, milk,
  cheese, butter.
• Trans Fats sold _at_ room tempt. But are formed
  when a liquid is made into a solid. Ex. Margrine
  shortening,
• Unsaturated Fats liquid _at_ room tempt. Ex.
  Vegetable oils, nuts,
• Cholesterol fat-like substance that the body
  needs but the body makes all it needs. However,
  animal products also contain cholesterol too
  much is bad for your heart.

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Proteins build, maintain repair cells
muscles.

• Complete Proteins contain all the building
  blocks the body needs. Found in animal sources
  like meat, fish, eggs, milk, cheese.
• Incomplete Proteins lack 1 or more of the
  building blocks the body needs. Found in plant
  sources.

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Vitamins help the body function properly.
Build, maintain repair cells.

• Fat-Soluble Vitamins mix w/fat can be stored
  in the body. These are vits. A, D, E K
• Water-Soluble Vitamins mix w/water can not be
  stored in the body. Ex. Vit. C B complex,
  Thiamin, riboflavin, niacin.

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• Minerals help the body function properly. Ex.
  Ca, Na, Mg, K, Ph, Fe,
• Water essential for life.
• Fiber mixture of plant materials that remains
  undigested is not absorbed by the body. It
  helps the digestive syst. Work properly.

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• Grains any food made from wheat, rice, oats,
  cornmeal, barley, rye, etc.
• 5 subgroups of Vegetables dark green, orange,
  dry beans peas, starchy other

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MyPyramid graph that helps people make good
nutrition choices

• http//www.mypyramid.gov/