Transcript Chapter 7 “Nutrition for Life”

Lesson 1 “Vitamins, Minerals, and Water”
Pages 161-166
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Vitamins are a class of nutrients that contain carbon and are
needed to maintain health and allow growth
Fat soluble vitamins dissolve in fat, most can be stored in fat
tissue and remain in the body for a long time
What are the four fat soluble vitamins?
FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS (FADEK)
Vitamin
Foods that have it
What it does
A
Milk; yellow and orange fruits
and veggies; dark green, leafy
veggies; eggs; cheese; butter
Keeps eyes and skin healthy;
needed for growth and for
strong bones and teeth
D
Fish oils; egg yolk; salmon;
butter; tuna; sunlight
Promotes absorption of
calcium and phosophorus in
the intestine; needed for
strong bones and teeth
E
Vegetable oils; beans; peas;
nuts; dark green veggies;
whole grains
Protects cell membraines
from damage by reactive
oxygen
K
leafy veggies; also produced
in the intestine by bacteria
Aids in blood clotting
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Water-soluble vitamins are not stored in the
body very well.
What are some of the water soluble vitamins?
◦ Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12, Folate, Biotin, and
C
◦ Check out Table 2 on page 162 in your textbook for
foods and functions
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Minerals are a class of nutrients that are
chemical elements that are needed for certain
processes, such as enzyme activity and bone.
What are some minerals the body needs?
◦ Calcium, chromium, copper, flouride, iodine, iron,
magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, selenium,
sodium, sulfur and zinc
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Eat your minerals and vitamins or you can get
nutrient deficiency
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Does anybody know what the percentage of
our body is water?
◦ 60 percent
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You must have at least 8 glasses of water a
day!
Dehydration is dangerous!
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Get into groups of 3
Mrs. Hunter will give you one question
relating to the content we learned in this
section/PWPT
It is your task to find the correct answer, have
1 group member write the answer on a piece
of paper (1/2 sheet), 1 group member write
the answer on the board, and 1 group
member inform the class of the answer
You will receive 5 points for participating in
this activity
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Define vitamins and minerals
Define nutrient deficiency. What can happen from nutrient
deficiency?
What are water soluble vitamins? List 8 of the water soluble
vitamins.
What are fat soluble vitamins? List the 4 fat soluble vitamins.
What are three reasons that water is important?
What foods have calcium and iron in them? And, why do we
need calcium and iron?
What foods have sodium and zinc in them? And, why do we
need sodium and zinc?
What might happen to someone who doesn’t get enough
sodium?
What might happen to someone who doesn’t get enough
calcium?
What might happen to someone who doesn’t get enough iron?