Human nutrition

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Carbohydrate

Energy release (fast) energy store (slow)

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Protein

Growth and repair

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Lipids

Energy store

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Vitamin A

Helps improve night vision

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Vitamin D

Helps maintain strong teeth and bones

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Calcium

Helps maintain strong teeth and bones

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Iron

Needed to make haemoglobin

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Fibre

Moves food along the digestry system

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Mouth

Mechanical digestion breaks down food into smaller pieces. Salivary glands our used to moisten the food.

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Oesophagus

Tube connected from mouth to stomach which propels the food using muscle contraction process called peristalsis.

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Liver

Makes bile

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Gall bladder

Stores bile

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Pancreas

Secretes amylase+ protease+ lipase

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Large intestine

Stores faeces

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Small intestine

Produces lipase, protease and amylase to complete digestion