UNIVERSITY OF DAR –ES-SALAAM COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY MC206: FOOD MICROBIOLOGY PRACTICALS PRACTICAL 1 MICROORGANISMS IN THE ENVIRONMENT GROUP #:1 NAME: DUSENGEMUNGU Léonce REG #: 2011-04-07086 COURSE INSTRUCTOR: Dr Mugassa S.T Rubindamayugi
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because of their functions in the digestive system. There are four main functions of the digestive system. It processes and stores food so the body can use it. It produces enzymes‚ hydrochloric acid‚ mucus‚ hormones and Vitamin K. The system absorbs nutrients to send throughout the blood stream. Lastly‚ it eliminates waste. Saliva and teeth begin the track by breaking down the food. Between 1 and 1.5 liters of saliva are produced by your body every day. From there‚ the food passes through the esophagus
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from my past week on the SuperTracker I have come to realize that I not only do not consume enough calories in a day‚ but I do not meet the required amount of daily values from each nutrient source. I lack on eating fruit and vegetables all together‚ but I also was not consuming enough protein or dairy. The only nutrient that I receive enough of and even receive more than what is needed are grains. During my week one tracking I
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course title and the Unit and Assessment number. Name: 1. Define what is meant by the term ‘healthy diet’. A healthy diet is a diet which helps to improve your health. . A healthy diet must consume of appropriate amounts of nutrients and a suitable amount of water. Those nutrients are acquired from all different foods. It helps to lower health risks such as: obesity‚ health disease‚ cancer and more. A healthy diet also needs to contain a stable amount of carbohydrates‚ fats and proteins. 2. Describe
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agriculture is agricultural production without the use of synthetic chemicals (fertilizers‚ pesticides‚ antibiotics‚ etc). For crop production‚ organic materials such as compost and manure are used to maintain soil organic matter and as sources of nutrients. Nitrogen-fixing as well as pest resistant plant varieties are utilized. The incorporation of soil management techniques such as mulching‚ inter-cropping and crop rotation are integral components of an organic farming system. Organic farming is
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DX (1) Cancer (2) Stroke (3) Diabetes Mellitus (6) Alzheimer DX (8) Kidney DX (9) 5. Nutrition is the study of: Food nutrient & other substances Their relation to health & disease Fxs of ingestions on thru excretion Sociology‚ economics‚ culture‚ psychology Book Definition: The American Medical Association defines nutrition as the “science of food; the nutrients and the substances therein; their action‚ interaction‚ and balance in relation to health and disease; and the process by which
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Physiology Of Two Named Body Systems In Relation To Energy Metabolism In The Body I am going to explain the physiology of the respiratory and cardiovascular system in relation to the energy metabolism in the body. Energy metabolism is where the nutrients oxygen and glucose are took in and delivered the organs. Energy is needed in order for our body to be able to function. Energy helps break down molecules and to build new molecules. The cardiovascular system consists of the heart‚ blood and blood
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maintain a healthy weight and can reduce the risk of developing diseases such as tooth decay‚ heart disease‚ diabetes and cancer. Healthy eating is all about getting the right balance‚ so that the body gets enough of the important nutrients. Children need to get the right balance between food and nutrients to develop and grow. To improve the quality of food that children eat‚ the government have laid down nutrition standards that schools and other local authorities must meet and so that adults and children understand
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uk/health/healthnews/6170232/Frozen-food-healthier-than-fresh-produce-scientists-claim.html [2013‚ March 30]. In this article‚ the author‚ Hough pointed out that a frozen food could be beneficial to our health as well as a fresh food. Fresh foods‚ sometimes‚ will easily lose nutrients and also even have lower nutritional value than a frozen food according to the experiment of the scientists. Frozen foods could be replaced of a fresh food for a children’s lunch or a dinner because it had more benefit such as containing nutrition
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day when a reasonably large amount of food is eaten.” Nutrients: Are the specific chemical constituents of food that provide energy or support growth‚ repair or normal functioning of the body: Protein‚ Carbohydrates‚ Vitamin and minerals are all types of nutrients. Nutritional Measures and dietary guidelines to identify health issues Malnutrition Malnutrition is a condition where the body does not receive enough nutrients to function properly. Malnutrition can include under nutrition
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