This document discusses various topics related to contemporary health issues including nutrition, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, wellness, biotechnology, and organic foods. It defines key terms and classifications. For example, it explains that nutrition refers to the process of being nourished, carbohydrates are classified into monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides, and wellness is the state of being healthy both physically and mentally.

1. Contemporary
Health Issues

2. Nutrition
It refers to the process of being nourished.
Food – solid form of
nourishment
– Anything that gives the
body heat and energy,
builds and repairs worn-
out tissues, and regulates
body processes and
temperature.

3. Carbohydrates
These are composed of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
combined in a 1:2:1 ratio.
Carbohydrates are classified into three types, namely,
monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides.

4. Lipids
These are a group of molecules that contain the elements carbon,
hydrogen, and oxygen and are insoluble in water.
They can be classified as simple lipids, complex or compound lipids,
and steroids.

5. Proteins
Proteins are composed of the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen,
and nitrogen. They can also contain other elements, such as sulfur
and phosphorus.
The building blocks of proteins are
the amino acids, each of which is
made up of an amino group (–NH2),
a carboxyl group, and a side chain.

6. Vitamins
Vitamins are organic molecules that regulate body processes such
as digestion, absorption, metabolism, and circulation.
They are classified as either fat-
soluble or water-soluble.
The water-soluble vitamins in the
human diet are vitamins C, B1, B2, B3,
B5, B6, B7, B9, and B12.
The fat-soluble vitamins in the
human diet are vitamins A, D, E, and
K.

7. Minerals
Essential minerals are those needed by the body to function
properly. Trace elements, on the other hand, are minerals needed by
the body in small amounts.

8. Wellness
It is the state of being healthy.
The World Health Organization (WHO) refers to health as not merely the
absence of a disease or infirmity, but the complete physical, mental,
emotional, and social well-being of a person.
Examples of vegetables that are rich
in nutrients are spinach, lettuce,
water spinach, horseradish tree
(malunggay), bitter gourd, sweet
potato, carrot, bell pepper,
cucumber, broccoli, and beans.

9. Biotechnology
Biotechnology is the use of biological processes, organisms, or systems to
make products that are intended to improve the quality of human life.
Genetic engineering - the genetic materials of organisms are modified to
produce specific desirable traits.

10. Organic Foods
Organic farming is a method of growing crops without using artificial
pesticides or fertilizers and raising animals without using hormones or
antibiotics.
Phytochemicals act as antioxidants and
enzyme stimulators. Some alter hormone
activity and detoxify carcinogens, which are
cancer-causing substances.
Many phytochemicals have antibacterial,
antiviral, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory
effects.

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