Nutrients Flashcards
Carbohydrate
Glucose sucrose lactose starch cellulose
Monosaccharide
Glucose
Sucrose
Disaccharide
Cellulose
Polysaccharides
Chief source of energy to the body
Carbohydrate
Building block of body
Essential for growth and repair of body cell and tissue
Protein
protein are Made of
Amino acid
9 amino acid
Amino acid cannot be biosynthesized by the body and must obtained from diet
Phenylalanine,valine,threonine, tryptophan, methionine, leucine,isoleucine,lysine histidine
Maintain cell structure and are involved in metabolic function
Fat
Essential cannot be synthesized in the body and are provided through diet.
Essential fatty acid required in human nutrition are
Omega fatty acid
Who introduced the vitamin
Dr.funk
When the sun rays fall on the skin __________ is converted into vitamin D
Dehydro cholesterol
Vitamin D is called as
Sunshine vitamin
Vitamin D improves bone strength by helping body to obsorb
Calcium
Carbohydrate g/day
150-200