KIN 2504 Chapter : Chapter 8
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Nutrient: a chemical in food crucial to the body"s growth and functioning, we need energy and raw material provided by these to survive includes proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water. Good diet can: help sustain desirable body mass and weight, alleviate feelings of stress and depression, act as preventative medicine against disease and infection. Essential nutrients: what we need to obtain from food for normal functioning, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and water. The building block of bodily structure and function: contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. Functional proteins perform crucial bodily tasks: building and repairing of bone, muscle, skin, and blood cells, make antibodies, enzymes, and hormones. Nutritionists recommend getting about 10% of daily calories from protein. Protein needs for most people are met in a typical diet; higher amounts are needed only if fighting off serious infection. Structural proteins: make up part of cells, tissues, and organs: enable cells to move, to divide, and transport materials.