This document discusses different topics related to nutrition, including the classification of major food groups, the importance of a balanced diet, and malnutrition. It classifies foods into carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and water. It explains that a balanced diet provides nutrients and energy for the body while helping prevent diseases, control weight, and ensure proper sleep without medication. The document also briefly defines malnutrition as a condition caused by an unbalanced diet with deficient, excessive, or improperly proportioned nutrients, giving kwashiorkor as an example of protein-energy malnutrition.

1. NutritionAishath Jazlee8-C 5636 Thaajuddeen School

2. ContentsIntroduction Classification of food groupsBalanced dietMalnutrition

3. IntroductionThis is a project about nutrition's. In this the classification of food groups, balanced diet and malnutrition will be included and each of these parts will be explained.

4. Classification Of Food GroupsCarbohydratesCarbohydrates are one of the main types of nutrition's. They are the mostImportant source of energy for our body. Ourdigestive system changesCarbohydrates into glucose. Our body uses this sugar for energy for cellstissues and organs. Simple carbohydrates include sugars found naturally.Foods such as fruits, vegetables & diary products. Complex Carbohydratesinclude whole grain breads and cereal, starchy vegetables and legumes.

5. ProteinsOur body needs protein to repair and maintain itself. The basic structureOf protein is a chain of amino acids. Every cell in our body contains Proteins. It is a major part of the skin, muscles, organs & glands. We Need proteins in our diet to help our body repair cells and make newOnes. Protein is also important for growth and development during Childhood, adolescence and pregnancy. When proteins are digested, Amino acids are left. The human body needs a number of amino acids To break down food. Amino acids need to be eaten in large enough Amounts for optimal health.

6. Fats (lipids) Fats provide a source of concentrated energy as well as the fat soluble Vitamins A, D, E & K. Fat transports these vital nutrients around the Body. Fat is also needed for hormone metabolism, healthy skin and hair,tissue repair, protecting the internal organs and to prevent excessiveLoss of body heat. Some of the products which we get fats is meat, Butter, cheese etc…

7. VitaminsIt is substances in our body which needs to grow and develop normally. We can usually get all our vitamins from the foods we eat. Each vitamin Has specific jobs. If you have low levels certain vitamins, which develop A deficiency disease. For example if we don’t get enough vitamin D we Could develop rickets.

8. MineralsOur body uses minerals for many different jobs, including building bones, Making hormones and regulating our heart beat. The best way to get Minerals is by eating a wide variety of foods. Some of the sources which We get minerals are cheese, milk, and green vegetables.

9. WaterOur body is estimated to be about 60 to 70% of water. Blood is mostlyWater and our muscles, lungs, and brain all contain a lot of water. Water Is needed to regulate body temperature and to provide the means for Nutrients to travel our organs and tissues. It also transports oxygen to Our cells, remove waste and protects our organs.

10. Fiber Dietary fiber is a carbohydrate which is completely absorbed in humans And some animals. Dietary fiber consists many cellulose. There are manyHealth benefits of a high fiber diet. Such as reducing the chance of Gastrointestinal problems such as constipation and diarrhea by increasing The size of stool and softening it. Fiber would be found in wheat, flour, Nuts and vegetables etc…

11. Balanced DietBalance diet means getting the right types and amounts of foods &Drinks to supply nutrition and energy for maintaining body cells, tissues & organs, & for normal growth and development. Balanced diet providesNatural disease prevention, weight control and proper sleep without anyPills. Disease prevention Eating a balance diet is the easiest way to protect yourself from many ofThe diseases associated with ageing, including diabetes and heart Disease.

12. Weight controlIf you are overweight, eating a balance diet can be an important first stepTowards weight loss. Many people who are able to loose weight through Being part of fat diets gain the weight back when they return to their own Eating habits. Eating a balance diet can help to maintain weight loss in Out body for a long term. Proper sleepEating too much of a certain kind of food can cause us to be unable to fall A sleep. Eating a balanced diet will enable us not only to sleep better Without the use of sleeping pills but also feel more rested when you wake Up.

13. MalnutritionMalnutrition is the condition that results from taking an unbalanced diet in which certain nutrients are lacking, in excess (too high anintake), or in the wrong proportions. Some of the causes of malnutrition Can be famine due to drought or flood. Kwashiorkor is an example of Protein energy malnutrition.

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