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NUTRITION
Laura Herrero.
The importance of nutrition:
 Nutrition is the set of processes through which the
organism receives, processes and uses the substances
which it obtains from food.
 There are two important types of nutrients:
• Macro-nutrients: Are the majority components of food. They are
proteins, glucids or sugars & lipids or fats. Water & fibre are usually
included in this group too.
• Micro-nutrients: Are substances which are present in very small
quantities in food but which are also necessary for us. Micronutrients vitamins & minerals.
My diet:
WORK DAYS:
Breakfast
Meal
Dinner
Breakfast :
I have for breakfast:
• Milk 64 Kcal
• Biscuits 467 Kcal, cereals 378
Kcal or toasts
• Orange juice 46 Kcal
TOTAL KCAL: 510 kCAL
Meal:
I have for meal:
• Vegetables or legumes 23-151 Kcal
• Fish 117 Kcal or meat191-220 Kcal
• Fruit 46-57 Kcal
• Bread 274 Kcal
TOTAL: 602 Kcal
Dinner:
I have for dinner:
• Fish 117 Kcal or meat 191-220 Kcal
• Hamburger 191 Kcal
• Pizza 255 Kcal
• Milk 64 Kcal
• Bread 274 Kcal
TOTAL: 525 KcaL
WEEK DAYS:
Breakfast
Meal
Dinner
Breakfast :
I have for breakfast:
• Fritters 902 Kcal
• Chocolate 367 Kcal
TOTAL: 1269 Kcal
Meal:
 Spaghetti 131 Kcal
 Roast chicken 232 Kcal
 Meat 225 Kcal
 Ice-cream 65 Kcal
 Bread 274 Kcal
 Natural yogurt 61 Kcal
TOTAL: 745 Kcal
Dinner:
 Eggs 121 Kcal
 Salad 68 Kcal
 Milk 64 Kcal
TOTAL: 253
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MY DIET
& THE COUNTRY WHERE I LIVE
I think I have a varied diet because in Spain
there are plenty of different foods. So we
can have a varied diet almost every day.
And also most pf the restaurants that are
here aren’t fast food ones, and this is very
important for our diet. Also our climate is
essential for the food because all the
vegetables need a rainy climate to grow
properly.
IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY
OF FOOD
The quality of food is really important for us
because most of the persons that eat for
example fast food, they have more
posibilities than a person that has a varied
& natural food, to suffer obesity. Because
fast food is in 50% fats. And all these fats
plug our arteries and we can suffer
cholesterol & other illneses.
IMPORTANT VITAMINS
Vitamins and minerals are substances that are found
in foods we eat. Your body needs them to work
properly, so you grow and develop just like you
should. When it comes to vitamins, each one has
a special role to play. For example:
 Vitamin D in milk helps your bones.
 Vitamin A in carrots helps you see at night.
 Vitamin C in oranges helps your body heal if you
get a cut.
 B vitamins in leafy green vegetables help your
body make protein and energy.
ILLNESSES RELATED WITH
THE NUTRITION
 Anorexia nervosa is one of the principal
illnesses with youths between the ages of
14 and 18. However, it can also affect
adult women and men. People with
anorexia are obsessed with being thin they starve themselves to achieve this.
They believe that they are fat even though
they are very thin. It is a mental illness as it
is an attempt to use food and the concept
of weight to deal with emotional problems.
Bulimia
 Bulimia nervosa, usually referred to as bulimia, is
defined as uncontrolled episodes of overeating
(bingeing) and usually followed by purging (selfinduced vomiting), misuse of laxatives, enemas,
or medications that cause increased production
of urine, fasting, or excessive exercise to control
weight. Bingeing, in this situation, is defined as
eating much larger amounts of food than would
normally be consumed within a short period of
time (usually less than two hours). Eating binges
occur at least twice a week for three months and
may occur as often as several times a day.
Lack of vitamins
Lack of vitamins
In most cases, the lack of a vitamin causes severe problems. The
following list shows diseases associated with the lack of different
vitamins:
 Lack of Vitamin A: Night blindness, xerophthalmia
 Lack of Vitamin B1: Beriberi
 Lack of Vitamin B2: Problems with lips, tongue, skin,
 Lack of Vitamin B3: Pellagra
 Lack of Vitamin B12: Pernicious anemia
 Lack of Vitamin C: Scurvy
 Lack of Vitamin D: Rickets
 Lack of Vitamin E: Malabsorption of fats, anemia
 Lack of Vitamin K: Poor blood clotting, internal bleeding