| Water | An Overlooked Nutrient | | Lena Lockhart | 10/2/2011 | Health Wellness and Nutrition | "Water: An Overlooked Essential Nutrient." My name is Lena Lockhart‚ and I have been asked to present arguments for your firm on the differences between water‚ and sports drinks Gatorade and PowerAde. I have found some interesting information‚ and this paper will present my findings. I am sure that this will
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Water: An Overlooked Essential Nutrient | Presented by: Your Name | Today I am discussing the importance of water to encourage this office to provide water as the main beverage choice in this office. Water maintains body temperature‚ maintains blood volume‚ blood pressure and supports all cell functions. (Cherif‚ et al.‚ 2010)Water is a valuable resource even in an office environment. You may not realize that an air-conditioned office is a very dry environment and will deplete your body of
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Professor Kristin Latzo Nutri‚ Health‚ & Wellness w/ Lab 8 February 2014 Water: An Overlooked Essential Nutrient Welcome‚ I am a registered dietician. I have invited you to lunch and learn about‚ what you will select for a yearlong beverage contract from these three choices water‚ Gatorade‚ and Powerade. The role of water in our body are giving cell life‚ where water is a carrier‚ distributing essential nutrients to cells as minerals‚ vitamins‚ and glucose. It also has chemical and metabolic
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Israel Miranda Science-228-10648 January 24‚ 2014 Professor Beach 1.) Describe the healthy meal that you have created from the fast food restaurant using the nutritional value of menu items McDonald Premium Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken Value Meal (Lettuces‚ tomatoes‚ cucumber‚ grill chicken‚ bacon ranch sauces‚ Ice Tea and apple pie) Carbohydrates 70 Protein 27 Fat 8 Vitamins A 160 Vitamins C-35 Vitamins and Minerals The vitamins and minerals in McDonald’s
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Essential Nutrients An essential nutrient is a nutrient required for normal body functioning that either cannot be synthesized by the body at all‚ or cannot be synthesized in amounts adequate for good health (e.g. niacin‚ choline)‚ and thus must be obtained from a dietary source. Essential nutrients are also defined by the collective physiological evidence for their importance in the diet‚ as represented in e.g. US government approved tables for Dietary Reference Intake. These are the six essential
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Introduction Good food is a basic requirement for the human body. It is of prime importance in the attainment of normal growth and development. Food not only satisfies the appetite but aids in the maintenance of all body processes and supply essential energy required for maintaining body temperature and activity. In the role of nutrition‚ food cannot be neglected in the promotion of health and prevention of disease .The understanding of these concepts in addition to the basics of proper nutrition
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The six essential nutrients are carbohydrates‚ protein‚ fat‚ vitamins‚ minerals‚ and water. Carbohydrates are the main energy source for the brain. Without them‚ the body could not continue to function properly. Sources include breads and grain‚ starchy sugars and vegetables‚ and fruits. Proteins is responsible for the building and repairing of body tissues‚ and is also the structural component of cells. It is broken down into amino acids‚ which are the building blocks of protein. Only nine
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A nutrient is a chemical substance that contain in the food we eat daily. Nutrient also produce energy and metabolic in our body to maintain constant internal. Essential nutrients are classes of nutrient come from food. These are 6 essential nutrients in our food is protein‚ carbohydrates‚ fat‚ vitamins‚ mineral and water. Protein is the food broken down to amino acid by digestive system. Amino system will help building and repairing muscle‚ red blood cell‚ and tissues. They are two main sources
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Water is an essential element for life. Many people must confront daily the situation of an inadequate supply of safe water and the very serious resulting consequences. The intention of this paper is to present some of the human‚ social‚ economic‚ ethical and religious factors surrounding the issue of water. The Holy See offers these reflections on some of the key issues in the agenda of the 3rd World Water Forum (Kyoto‚ 16th-23rd March 2003)‚ in order to contribute its voice to the call for action
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digestive enzymes are then released in the small intestine to help digest food. The main functions of enzymes are: • to digest carbohydrate‚ protein and fat (the three parts of food that supply calories); • to help with weight gain; and • to promote nutrient absorption. Because there appears to be a connec- tion between better lung function and higher body weights‚ it is very important to take enzymes with all meals and snacks. More than 90% of people who have CF take pancreatic enzyme replacements
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