• Minerals (inorganic) • Water (inorganic) • Carbohydrate (organic) • Lipid (fat) (organic) • Protein (organic) • Vitamins (organic) 3. ... Know which nutrients are the energy yielding nutrients (ie, provide kcalories) • Carbohydrate 4 • Lipid 9 • Protein 4 7. ... Know how many calories are provided by protein, carbohydrate, fat and alcohol • Protein 4 • Carbohydrate 4 • Lipid 9 • Alcohol 7 9. ... Be able to calculate the fat, carbohydrate and protein percentage of a food item. what percent is from fat? ... Know the Accepta...

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My food journal states that in a 2-day period I consumed 1,999 calories; 241g of protein; 50g of fat; 146g of carbohydrates; 10g of fiber and 1,341 mg of sodium. ... The normal recommended nutrition values and intake for myself for a 2-day period would be 5,800 calories; 116g protein; 65g fat; 300g carbohydrates; 25g fiber; 2,400 mg sodium. ... My lack of calories, fats, carbohydrates and fiber, may be causing a lack of energy for me. ... As for carbohydrates and fiber, I"m taking in half as many carbohydrates then recommended, and about half as much fiber. Too little carbohydrates can be...

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Nutrition 1. Fiber and a healthy body People in the western civilization are the worst for fiber intake, they only take in about 12 grams and the body needs 20. Fiber intake should be done gradually and not fast like in the advertised drinks and supplements. Too much fiber on the other hand ...

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- Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are made up the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and they provide our bodies with a readily available source of energy. ... The key features of these types of food is firstly that they are entirely healthy and because they extensive amounts of carbohydrates and they good sources for the essential vitamins that are required for our body to function. ... A few of those roles are to prevent damage to cell membranes, to form prothrombin which is essential for blood clotting, Some release chemical energy from carbohydrates, Protein metabolism: this is essenti...

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In three days,the average calories intake of LZ was 1899 calories, which didn't meet the recommendation of 2000 calories.For carbohydrate, LZ consumed 211g on average of three days, but the recommendation intake is 225g to 325g per day or 45% -65% of total calories, based on 2000 calories total intake. She didn't meet the recommendation intake on May 19, but she consumed adequate carbohydrate fort the other two days. ...

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Good nutrition depends on a healthy mixture of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. Protein is needed for the building blocks and chemical machinery of our bodies; carbohydrates are needed for immediate fuel and energy; fats are needed for long term storage of fuel and energy. ...

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With Americans taking more vitamin supplements than ever, there becomes less distinction of the fine line between what is healthy and what is not. Forty percent of theUnited State's adults spend almost two billion dollars on pills containing vitamins and minerals, but many are not helping their bod...

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THE ELDERLY With a falling birth-rate and people living longer, it is inevitable that our community is ageing. It is no surprise that geriatric medicine, the medical care of the elderly, has quickly evolved into a major specialty. Aging is a highly individualized matter. There is no single measure of how "old" a person is. Aging proceeds at different rates in different people and at various rates in various systems of the same person. ...

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