Term 2 Flashcards
Calcium
Essential for building strong bones and healthy teeth and maintaining bone density.
Calcium food source
Milk cheese some nuts and green leaf vegetables ( spinach and broccoli)
Vitamin D
A fat-soluble vitamin, important role in maintaining levels of calcium in blood
Absorption of calcium from intestine
Vitamin D food source
Margarine,butter, eggs, salmon, dairy products
Water
Makes up about 60% of a persons body weight. Transport essential nutrients and oxygen, regulate body temperature and assist in the elimination of wastes from the body.
Water food source
Fruits, vegetables and drinks
B-group vitamins
Release of useable energy from carbohydrates, fat and protein
And important for the maintenance of healthy skin
Water-soluble ( thiamine, riboflavin and niacin )
B-group vitamins food source
Lean meats, whole grain, soybeans, nuts and legumes.
Fat
Concentrated energy food source
Protects vital organs and helps to insulate the body
Can be classified as saturated, unsaturated or trans
Fat food source
Butter, avocados, and fried and processed foods
Vitamin C
Prompts the production of collagen, which is needed for health skin, bone, cartilage, teeth and gums
Water-soluble vitamin for absorbing iron
Vitamin C food source
Strawberries, broccoli, oranges and kiwi fruit
Iron
Helps formation of the red blood cells, which transports oxygen in the blood from the lungs to the cells of the body
Lack of can cause fatigue, faintness
Iron food source
Red meat, eggs, tofu, nuts and green leaf vegetables
Folate
Water-soluble vitamin for
DNA Synthesis
Cell repair, division and growth
Very important for foetal development ( important to be in a diet of a pregnant woman )
Folate food source
Green leaf vegetables, oranges, lentils and fortifies breads and breakfast cereals
Protein
Important for growth, repair and maintenance of body tissue
Secondary source of energy
Protein food source
Eggs, meat, cheese, nuts, legumes and soy production
Carbohydrates
Croup of compounds that includes sugar, starch and fibre.
Primary energy source for the brain and the muscles
Carbohydrates food source
Fruit, milk, breads, pastas and cereals.
Vitamin A
Growth and repair of body tissues
Normal cell development
Health skin
Vitamin A food source
Red, orange, yellow fruit and vegetables ( carrots, squash and apricots ) and green leafy vegetables.
Vitamin B12
Cell division and formation
Synthesis of protein for connected tissue development.
Vitamin B12 food source
Liver, chicken, citrus fruits and green leaf vegetables.