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    This document discusses the six essential nutrients needed for proper body functioning: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water. It provides details on the primary food sources of each nutrient, such as meat, dairy, legumes, nuts, seafood, and eggs for proteins. The document also discusses nutrition and energy, explaining that carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids provide energy and the kilojoule is the standard Australian measurement unit for energy. Children aged 4-18 require between 6,500 to 14,000 kilojoules per day depending on their age and physical activity level.

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    This document discusses the six essential nutrients needed for proper body functioning: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water. It provides details on the primary food sources of each nutrient, such as meat, dairy, legumes, nuts, seafood, and eggs for proteins. The document also discusses nutrition and energy, explaining that carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids provide energy and the kilojoule is the standard Australian measurement unit for energy. Children aged 4-18 require between 6,500 to 14,000 kilojoules per day depending on their age and physical activity level.

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    This document discusses the six essential nutrients needed for proper body functioning: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water. It provides details on the primary food sources of each nutrient, such as meat, dairy, legumes, nuts, seafood, and eggs for proteins. The document also discusses nutrition and energy, explaining that carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids provide energy and the kilojoule is the standard Australian measurement unit for energy. Children aged 4-18 require between 6,500 to 14,000 kilojoules per day depending on their age and physical activity level.

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    Aubrey Dynise C. Torralba
    This document discusses the six essential nutrients needed for proper body functioning: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water. It provides details on the primary food sources of each nutrient, such as meat, dairy, legumes, nuts, seafood, and eggs for proteins. The document also discusses nutrition and energy, explaining that carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids provide energy and the kilojoule is the standard Australian measurement unit for energy. Children aged 4-18 require between 6,500 to 14,000 kilojoules per day depending on their age and physical activity level.

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    Hi everyone!

    I am Aubrey Dynise Chinte Torralba, small girl with big dreams, Believer of Christian faith,
    Family Oriented, With temperaments of Choleric and Melancholic, has a twin sister and little brother,
    daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woody & Sarah Torralba. Born on July 22, 2000 @Davao Medical Center,
    Davao City and was raised at Bunawan, Agusan del Sur.

    Nutrients
     Page last updated: 08 October 2013

    There are 6 essential nutrients that the body needs to function properly. Nutrients are compounds in
    foods essential to life and health, providing us with energy, the building blocks for repair and growth and
    substances necessary to regulate chemical processes.

    There are six major nutrients: Carbohydrates (CHO), Lipids (fats), Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals, Water.

    Looking at the AGHE, what food groups are the primary sources of each of the following ?

    Proteins: meat, dairy, legumes, nuts, seafood and eggs


    Carbohydrates: pasta, rice, cereals, breads, potatoes, milk, fruit, sugar
    Lipids (most commonly called fats): oils, butter, margarine, nuts, seeds, avocados and olives, meat
    and seafood
    Vitamins: common vitamins include the water soluble B group vitamins and vitamin C and the fat soluble
    vitamins A, D, E and K

     Fruits and vegetables are generally good sources of Vitamin C and A and folic acid (a B
    group vitamin)
     Grains and cereals are generally good sources of the B group vitamins and fibre
     Full-fat dairy and egg yolks are generally sources of the fat soluble vitamins A, D and E
     Milk and vegetable or soya bean oil are generally good sources of vitamin K, which can
    also be synthesised by gut bacteria
    Minerals: (sodium, calcium, iron, iodine, magnesium, etc.): all foods contain some form of minerals.
     Milk and dairy products are a good source of calcium and magnesium
     Red meat is a good source of iron and zinc
     Seafood and vegetables (depending on the soil in which they are produced) are generally
    good sources of iodine
    Water: As a beverage and a component of many foods, especially vegetables and fruits.

    Nutrition Energy
     Page last updated: 08 October 2013

    Nutrition is the science of food and its relationship to health – how the human body uses food and
    processes the nutrients it contains to enable the body to perform functions (i.e. the heart to beat, the
    lungs to breathe, the kidneys to filter blood, the brain to think etc.).

    Encompassed in this definition is how much energy (kilojoules) a body needs to maintain a healthy
    weight. Energy is delivered to the body through foods. Any energy consumed (in the form of
    carbohydrates, protein or fat) and not used for metabolism, growth or physical activity will be stored as
    body fat. There are many factors that dictate how much energy a person needs, but in simple terms the
    more the body moves, the greater the amount of energy will be needed.

    The kilojoule is the measure of energy used in Australia. It is the International unit for energy, but some
    countries (e.g. USA) still use the calorie.

    The conversion is: 4.2kJ = 1 calorie. We use it to determine how much energy a food will provide when
    we eat it.

    The nutrients that provide energy are commonly referred to as macronutrients (carbohydrates, lipids, and
    proteins).
    Carbohydrates and proteins provide a similar amount of energy per gram of food. Lipids are a
    concentrated source of energy and provide almost twice the amount of energy than that supplied by
    proteins and carbohydrates.

    For your information only:


    CHOs = 16 kJ per gram of CHO
    Protein = 17 kJ per gram of protein
    Lipids = 37 kJ per gram of lipid

    Children aged between 4-18 years require ~6500 to 14000 kJ per day. The approximate number of
    kilojoules a child consumes per day will depend on their age and physical activity level. The values given
    are for average physical activity only. For further information, please refer to the Nutrient Reference
    Values for Australia and New Zealand website.

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