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Animal Nutrition Topic 7




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Our food is made up of nutrients which can be divided into macronutrients (food substances that you eat in
relatively large amounts . ) <fats , proteins Carbs ,




Micronutrients a re foods we eat in small quantities > Vitamins & minerals




A balaned diet must include :
·

Food is used :
for growth

Enough provided by carbohydrates fats & - as a source of energy
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energy , proteins


Essencial For replacement of &
damaged tissues
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acids
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amino from proteins wor n




-to
Essential
falty acids from fats regulate the
body's metabolism
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micronutrients vitamins & : nutrients BMR basal :
metabolic rate (men have a
higher BMR)

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Water to replace water lost in urine , sweat breath & faeces
your ,




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fibre for moving food to anus
along the gut




Carbohydrates : include starch &
Sugars Provide us with a
ready source of
Potatoes ,
rice, bread
,
yams ,




Simple sugars are absorbed almost
immediately energy
that is
easily respired Sugar & honey

by the stomach into the blood




Proteins Digested acids to then In fish Meat milk & nuts
into amino make order for
body to & develop
:
grow ,
, ,




our ow n protein . There are 20 amino acids to make new cells replace old ones




and bodies must have all of them . -


Can be respired for
energy
our




Fats : ·
stored under the skind around heart &
Kidneys long term energy store , when we a re short Butter Cheese
, ,
meat ,
fish nuts
,




1g fat releases twice much
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of as
energy as of energy


Good thermal insulators &
buoyancy to
carbohydrates or
protein give


marine animals




Water : Makes up 2/3 of our
body mass Needed for chemical reactions that take place
We take in water when


in solution . Transports substanced . Waste)
(e g .
we eat or drink




Obesity :




Causes high : intake of fatty foods & refined foods containing
·




Obease people a re m o re
likely to develop problems such as heart disease ,



lot of added too little exercise
high blood pressure , diabetes & arthritis (worn joints)
a
sugar ,




Stress Body mass (kg)
comfort food Body mass index : 20 =
underweight
Height/meters
25 =
overweight
30 = obease

, Animal Nutrition

There are two types of fats : unsaturated come from fish & plants


Monounsaturated fats have little effect on blood cholesterol



Polyunsaturated fats may help reduce
cholesterol concentrations



Saturated come from animals can increase concentration of cholesterol in ou r blood



high concentrations of cholesterol in the blood a re linked to
narrowing of arteries ,
an increased risk of
developing high blood

pressure & heart disease . (cholesterol is made in the liver found ,
in the blood)

Vitamins & Minerals : Needed in small amounts for the
body's metabolism




Role Rich food disease
in
body source
deficiency
Vitamin C tissue repair, helps healing of Oranges Lemons
Scurry (bleeding gums)
-




,




wounds & formation of Scar tissue other citrus fruits

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Resistance to disease




Vitamin D -

Needed for small intestine to absorb Calcium fish-liver oil ,
butter
, eggs & milk rickets-bones become soft & bend


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to regulate the deposition of Calcium in bone cells (also made
by skin in Sun) Osteomalacia-bones become soft


(strengthen teeth & bones)




iron -
Needed to make haemoglobin to transport oxygen liver ,
meat , c o c o a anaemia-tiredness & lack of
energy

-



Girls need iron to menstruate shortness of breath




Calcium-deposited in bones & teeth as calcium phosphate Milk, cheese fish, ,
weak brittle bones & teeth Crickets),
,




hardening blood clotting muscle weekness &
them
, green vegetables cramps




Fibre from plants It made of c e l l u l o s e Adds bulk to food prevents constipation bran cereals cabbage,
: comes .
is
mainly our
, ,




cannot be digested ,
doesn't provide us with
energy
·




Reduces risk of heart disease & bowel cancer sweetcorn and
celery

Peristalsis : contractions in
digestive organs




Kwashiorkor Marasmus
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Protein-energy malnutrition
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lack of Carbohydrates & protein

Symptoms dry skin,
pot-belly irritability reduced muscle & fat tissue
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weakness,
-

:
,




-Cure : intake of protein in the form of dried skimmed milk
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treatment provision of
:
an
energy rich diet

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