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NUTRITIONOng Wee Koon DanielTee Ming Yi
Balanced diet carbohydrate,
protein, fat, vitamins, minerals salts and fibre in the correct proportions
Carbohydrates most important source of energy obtain most of our carbohydrate in the
form of starch
Starch Glucose
Used by tissues
Respiration
Protein required for growth and repair
Proteins Amino acids
Absorbed by the blood
Fats used as a source
of energy Insulation
Vitamin C: needed for your body to repair itself
synthesis of collagen
Vitamion D: regulates the calcium and phosphorus levels in the blood
Vitamins (C & D)
Mineral salts Calcium: required
for healthy teeth, bones and muscles
proper functioning of muscles and nerves
Helps clot blood
Iron: required to make haemoglobin
essential component of proteins involved in oxygen transport
Deficiency of nutrients Vitamin C scurvy
bleeding gums poor wound healing Anemia impaired bone growth.
Vitamin D Rickets
Bow-legs and knock-knees
Deficiency of nutrients Calcium
Rickets Iron
Anaemia Haemoglobin level drops
From survey…
Serving of meat eaten
No. of students
No. of students
Serving of veg
No. of students
No. of students
Serving of tofu and dairy products
Improvements Targeted at the chicken rice stall. Needs to provide students with more variety other than only chicken
and other stuff like fried eggs.
Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/
vitamins/vitaminC/ http://www.purchon.com/biology/
diet.htm#carbohydrates http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/
factsheets/iron.asp http://www.calciuminfo.com/ http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/vitamin-
c-deficiency.htm