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WHAT
DISEASES RESULT FROM NUTRIENT
IMBALANCES?
THE KEY NUTRIENT GROUPS IN A BALANCED
DIET ARE: CARBOHYDRATE, FAT,
PROTEIN, VITAMINS, MINERALS
AND WATER.
IF OUR DIETS ARE NOT WELL BALANCED,
THEN WE MAY SEE SOME EFFECTS
OF THAT IMBALANCED DIET IN THE
FORM OF POOR HEALTH AND DISEASE.
FOR EXAMPLE:
- IF A PERSON CONSUMES TOO
MUCH FAT IN THEIR
DIET THEY WILL BE
MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO
DEVELOPING HIGH CHOLESTEROL
AND HEART DISEASE.
IF A PERSON CONSUMES
TOO MUCH PROTEIN,
THE EXCESS PROTEIN
WILL BE STORED IN
THEIR BODY AS FAT.
TOO MUCH FAT WILL
ALSO LEAD TO HEART
DISEASE AND POSSIBLY
DIABETES.
- VITAMINS AND MINERALS PLAY
AN IMPORTANT ROLE
IN THE REGULAR DIET.
SAILORS WHO REMAINED
ON LONG VOYAGES WITHOUT
SEEING PORTS WOULD
DEVELOP A VITAMIN
C DEFICIENCY KNOWN
AS SCURVY. FRESH FRUIT
WAS NOT AVAILABLE
TO THESE SAILORS AS
THEY DID NOT SEE PORT
FOR LONG PERIODS OF
TIME. THIS RESULTED
IN THEM NOT GETTING
THE VITAMIN C NEEDED
TO MAINTAIN HEALTH.
SYMPTOMS OF SCURVY
INCLUDE: JOINT PAIN,
FATIGUE, BLEEDING
GUMS AND LOOSE TEETH.
- WATER IS NECESSARY FOR THE
SURVIVAL OF ALL LIVING
THINGS. EACH CELL
IN OUR BODIES CONTAINS
WATER. THE CHEMICAL
PROCESSES OCCURING
IN OUR BODIES DO SO
IN THE PRESENCE OF
WATER. TOO LITTLE
WATER CAN LEAVE ONE
DEHYDRATED. TOO MUCH
WATER CAN DEPLETE
OUR BODIES OF WATER
SOLUBLE VITAMINS AND
PRODUCE A LOW TEMPERATURE
IN OUR BODIES SO THAT
WE FEEL CHILLED.
ACTIVITY
READ A VARIETY OF RESOURCES SO THAT
YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT THE SYMPTOMS
OF HAVING TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE
OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING NUTRIENTS:
CARBOHYDRATE, FAT, PROTEIN,
VITAMINS, MINERALS AND WATER.
BE SURE THAT YOU RECORD YOUR
REFERENCES. THESE REFERENCES
CAN BE BOOKS ON HEALTH AND DIET
FROM YOUR LIBRARY OR INTERNET
SITES.
COMPILE A LIST OF THE SYMPTOMS OF NUTRIENT
DEFICIENCY AND NUTRIENT EXCESSES.
USE THE TABLE IN THE ASSIGNMENT
SECTION BELOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR
WORK. TRY TO GATHER INFORMATION
ON AT LEAST THREE COMMON VITAMINS
AND MINERALS.
ASSIGNMENT
ADD TO YOUR ACTIVITY RESULTS
BY LISTING FOODS THAT PROVIDE
EACH NUTRIENT.
| NUTRIENT |
SYMPTOMS
OF EXCESS |
SYMPTOMS
OF NOT ENOUGH
|
FOODS
THAT CONTAIN
THE NUTRIENT |
| CARBOHYDRATE |
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| PROTEIN |
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| FAT |
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| VITAMINS |
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| MINERALS |
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| WATER |
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| REFERENCES |
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WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR LIST COMPLETE, HAND
IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT TO YOUR TEACHER.
ASSESSMENT
YOUR MARK WILL BE BASED
ON:
- DID YOU FIND AT LEAST ONE
CORRECT ITEM FOR EACH
SPACE? (18)
- DID YOU LIST YOUR SOURCES
SO THAT OTHERS CAN
VERIFY YOUR WORK?
(12)
- DID YOU LIST MORE THAN ONE
CORRECT ITEM IN EACH
SPACE? (10)
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