Essential Nutrients Flashcards
What cannot be synthesised by the body?
Essential nutrients
What have to be included in the diet he uses they can’t be synthesised by the body?
Essential nutrients
What is a nutrient?
A chemical substance found in foods that is used in the human body
What are the 6 classes of nutrients?
Carbohydrates Proteins Lipids Minerals Vitamins Water
What are not considered as essential nutrient?
Carbohydrates
Why aren’t carbohydrates considered as essential nutrients?
Human diets can obtain energy from other sources without ill effect
What is stunting?
When someone is too short for their age
What is wasting?
When someone is too thin for their height
What is obesity?
When someone is overweight
What is malnutrition?
A health condition caused by a deficiency, imbalance or excess of nutrients in the diet
What can malnutrition be caused by?
An improper dietary intake of nutrients - e.g over nutrition or under nutrition
