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Unit 1 - Lesson 1 - Nutrients and Their Purposes

This document discusses nutrients and their purposes. It defines nutrients and explains their importance for health. It distinguishes between macronutrients like carbohydrates, proteins and fats, and micronutrients like vitamins and minerals. It also explains what calories are and how nutrients provide energy and support growth, development and body processes.

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Unit 1 - Lesson 1 - Nutrients and Their Purposes

This document discusses nutrients and their purposes. It defines nutrients and explains their importance for health. It distinguishes between macronutrients like carbohydrates, proteins and fats, and micronutrients like vitamins and minerals. It also explains what calories are and how nutrients provide energy and support growth, development and body processes.

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Nutrition and Health,

Grade 12, University


Preparation(HFA4U)
Unit 1 – Lesson 1
Nutrients and Their Purposes

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Learning Goals
1. Identify the sources and explain the functions of
macronutrients (i.e., carbohydrates, fats, proteins),
micronutrients (i.e., vitamins, minerals), and water (B1.1)

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Success Criteria
 I will be able to define nutrients and explain their importance
 I will be able to distinguish between macronutrients
(carbohydrates, proteins and fats) and micronutrients (vitamins
and minerals)
 I will be able to explain what a calorie is and why nutrients
provide calories
 I will be able to explain how nutrients support health and
contribute to overall wellness

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Set up your Learning


Journal
• In this course you need to set up a learning
journal so that you can complete the
activities, reflection questions and take
notes.
• You can keep this journal by hand or
digitally.
• Many of the activities you do in earlier
lessons are important in the assignments
and quizzes so keeping notes in your journal
will be helpful.
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Nutrients are Important for Health


• Similar to any substance, food is made of different molecules.
• The molecules that make up food are referred to as nutrients.
• More specifically, a nutrient is defined as a chemical substance found in
food, which fulfil a specific roles to help maintain the body.

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Nutrients Have Basic Functions In The


Body!
• They:
1. Provide energy
2. Promote growth and development
3. Regulate body processes

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Nutrients

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Nutrients
• All nutrients are found in food, but not all food contain all nutrients:
• Everyone needs all nutrients, but not always in similar amounts

The amount (quantity) of nutrients each person needs depends on:


1. Age
2. Sex
3. Genetic Background
4. Body Size

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Nutrients vs Nutrition
• As mentioned, nutrients are found in foods and have specific functions
in the body.
• Nutrition is the study of how the body uses those nutrients to perform
various functions!

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Categories of Nutrients

Note: water is also considered to be a nutrient as it is essential for the


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Macronutrients vs. Micronutrients


• Macronutrients are needed in the body by relatively large quantities

• Micronutrients are needed in the body in smaller amounts

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What is a Calorie?

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Categories of Nutrients

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Categories of Nutrients

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Categories of Nutrients

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Categories of Nutrients

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Homework: Nutrients
and Their Purpose

• In the resources section you will find the


Nutrients and Their Purpose homework
handout.
• You should review the lesson notes and
then proceed to solve the homework
questions.

• Submit your work to the Dropbox called


U1L1: Homework.

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HFA4U
UNIT 1 Lesson 1

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