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Nutrition Through the Life Cycle 5th Edition by Judith Brown ,Janet Isaacs ,Bea Krinke ,Ellen Lechtenberg,Maureen Murtaugh
Edition 5ISBN: 978-1133600497Nutrition Through the Life Cycle 5th Edition by Judith Brown ,Janet Isaacs ,Bea Krinke ,Ellen Lechtenberg,Maureen Murtaugh
Edition 5ISBN: 978-1133600497 Exercise 1
Nutrients are classified into five basic groups: carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins, and water.
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Nutrients are substances that are indispensable for health and cannot be produced within the body or if produced the quantities are inadequate to upkeep health. The nutrients are classified into six basic groups: carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water.
1. Carbohydrates:
Carbohydrates are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Mainly found in vegetables, fruits, beans, grains, and sugars.
2. Lipids (fats and oils) :
Lipids are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and fats include fats, oils and cholesterol.
3. Proteins:
Proteins are composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. Mainly found in eggs, milk, soya, yogurt and chicken.
4. Vitamins:
Vitamins have a range of chemical structures and can contain carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur, phosphorous and other elements. There are 13 types of vitamins available which are further classified into water soluble vitamins and fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K).
5. Minerals:
Minerals are structurally simple and are inorganic substance. Minerals are further classified into major minerals and trace minerals.
6. Water:
Water is inorganic and it is required in large quantities for healthy body and is a very essential nutrient.
Hence, the given statement, nutrients are classified into five basic groups; carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and water, is False.
1. Carbohydrates:
Carbohydrates are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Mainly found in vegetables, fruits, beans, grains, and sugars.
2. Lipids (fats and oils) :
Lipids are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and fats include fats, oils and cholesterol.
3. Proteins:
Proteins are composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. Mainly found in eggs, milk, soya, yogurt and chicken.
4. Vitamins:
Vitamins have a range of chemical structures and can contain carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur, phosphorous and other elements. There are 13 types of vitamins available which are further classified into water soluble vitamins and fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K).
5. Minerals:
Minerals are structurally simple and are inorganic substance. Minerals are further classified into major minerals and trace minerals.
6. Water:
Water is inorganic and it is required in large quantities for healthy body and is a very essential nutrient.
Hence, the given statement, nutrients are classified into five basic groups; carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and water, is False.
Nutrition Through the Life Cycle 5th Edition by Judith Brown ,Janet Isaacs ,Bea Krinke ,Ellen Lechtenberg,Maureen Murtaugh
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