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Vitamins |
Group of organic substance that feeds your body the nutrition it needs to be healthy |
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Fat soluble |
A substance desolvable in fats and oils. |
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Water soluble |
Any substance disolvable in water |
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Mineral |
Any class substance occuring in nature usually organic. |
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Phytochemicals |
Any biochemical compound found in plants as ani oxide |
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Nutrient dense |
Relitively rich in nutrients to provide your body with the nutriets it needs to survive. |
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Energy dense |
Relitively rich in sugars to increase the energy levels in our bodies. |
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Empty calories |
Very little or no nutritional value |
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Micronutrients |
Essential nutrient like mineals or vitimans |
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Macronutrient |
Essential in a diet but not healthy if taken too much of it. |
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Daily amount of fats |
70g |
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Daily amount of protiens |
50g |
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Daily amount carb |
310g |
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6 functions that carbs that help your body |
-providing energy -sparing use of protiens for energy -breaks down fatty acids -flavours and sweetners -dietary fibres |
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Types of sugar used in carbs |
Fructose- fruit sugars Glucose-blood sugars |
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Complex carbs |
Have more then two units of sugar mixed together. |
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Soluble fibre |
Soft fibre that helps control blood glucose. And reduces cholesterol. |
