Chapter 11 - Nutrition and Care

Nutrition

All body processes relating to food (digestions, absorption, metabolism, circulation, and elimination.

Carbohydrates

The body’s major source of energy.

Cellulose

Indigestible form of plant carbohydrate, provides bulk in digestive tract.

What are the Protein’s function?

build and repair tissue and provide heat/energy  

What are the Vitamin’s function?

allow the body to use the energy provided by carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.

• Metabolism

What are the Lipids’s function?

provides the most concentrated form of energy also includes sterols and triglycerides.

What are the Carbohydrates’s function?

major source of energy

What are the Minerals’s function?

regulate body fluids, assists body functions, contributes to growth, aid in building tissues  

How many glasses should an average person drink?

6-8

Definition of Diabetes Mellitus

• Metabolic disease caused by insufficient secretion or utilization of insulin leading to an increased level of glucose (sugar) in the blood.  

Definition of Malnutrition

• Poor nutrition which may be caused by a diet or illness.  

Symptoms of Malnutrition?

• fatigue, depression, poor posture, being overweight/underweight, poor complexion, lifeless hair, irritability

Symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus?

• Metabolic disease caused by insufficient secretion or utilization of insulin leading to an increased level of glucose (sugar) in the blood.

Definition of Absorption

• Process by which blood or lymph capillaries pick up digested nutrients

Definition of Digestion

• The process where the body breaks down foods into smaller pieces, chemically changing it.

Definition of Metabolism

• Where nutrients are used by cells to build tissue, provide energy, and other body functions.

Obesity risks:

• developing hypertension, sleep apnea, cancer, coronary heart disease, high cholesterol, cerebrovascular accidents, and diabetes.

Definition of Overweight

• a body weight that is 10 or 20 percent greater than the average recommended weight for a person’s height.

Definition of Obesity

• excessive body weight 20 percent or more above the average recommended weight

Diabetic diet

• Carbohydrate controlled

• Avoid sugar heavy food

Bland diet

• Easily digested food that do not irritate the digestive tract.

Low Fiber or Low Residue Diets

• Limits food high in fiber such as raw fruits & vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and beans, and fried foods.