Macromolecules

5.1 - I know the main macronutrients in foods and can describe what role these nutrients play in the function of the body.

Eating is important because

it gives us energy, builds and repairs our bodies, and regulates bodily processes.

Food =

fuel & building materials

Food is made up of

molecules, the most important ones for energy and structure being macromolecules.

Macromolecules are

large molecules the body needs in large amounts.

The big three macromolecules and their functions are

carbohydrates for quick energy, proteins for building and repairing, and lipids for long-term energy.