Trabalho de Ingles - Pt.en

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1.1 Food and nutrition concepts
Food or nutrition is the process by which organisms obtain
and assimilate food or nutrients for their vital functions, including
growth, movement, reproduction, etc. refers to the processes by which
a living organism ingests, digests, absorbs, transports,
uses and excretes nutrients (food and other
nutritional materials). Nutrition as a clinical area
is primarily concerned with the properties of
foods that build healthy bodies and
promote health.
Because good nutrition is essential to good health and
for the prevention of disease, all individuals
involved in the health area need to have a
thorough knowledge of nutrition and needs
body nutrients throughout life. And more, the

study of nutrition needs to emphasize the promotion of
health.
Among other functions, food is responsible
because it provides us with “raw material” for the construction of
cells, these new cells produced allow the
body growth and maintenance. other function
of food is to function as “fuels”, a
since food supplies all the substances
necessary for sustaining life such as:
minerals, vitamins and etc.... in children, determine
its growth.
CONCEPT
1.1.2 Food: concept, functions, composition and classification.
CONCEPT: It is every substance that captured from the outside environment is capable of
fulfill the physiological, psychological and social functions
FUNCTIONS:
Physiological: when it supplies the organism with energy and plastic materials of
in order to form and regenerate tissues and fluids and when able to regulate the
metabolism.
Psychological: concerns the individual's reaction to food.
Social: is the interrelationship with food, or the role that a given
food fulfills in the community.
COMPOSITION: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, minerals, water, fibers and others
microelements.
CLASSIFICATION: Foods can be classified according to origin,
composition, durability, etc.
1.1.3 Basic food groups
Food contains substances called nutrients, which are responsible for
human body nutrition. We've already heard about them, they are the sugars, the fats,
proteins, vitamins and minerals. Some foods are richer in
sugars, others only contain fat, others contain both protein and fat. There are several
combinations of nutrients that we find in food, so our

food will only be balanced if it is varied. When we stop eating right
foods or we always eat the same ones, the diet may become unbalanced
due to lack or excess of nutrients. A healthy diet should vary colors,
flavors and types of preparations. This is also important to avoid monotony.
to feed. To understand better, we can divide foods into groups, according to
with the amount of nutrients and with the functions they develop within the body
human.
Foods are divided into three groups. Combined in all
meals constitute a balanced diet.
 Energy foods
They are what give gas to the organism, providing energy for you to lift your arm and
wave at someone, even run miles and miles. This group includes the
carbohydrates, present in bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, among others.
 Builder Foods
Its function is to produce tissues that are in constant renewal as
hair, skin, nails, muscles, etc. The builders too

produce antibodies, transport oxygen and nutrients to the blood,
they regulate the water balance, that is, they serve many things. The main ones are the proteins found
in meat, poultry, fish, eggs, milk and derivatives,
nuts, beans, soybeans, peas, etc.
 Regulatory Foods
They help to process proteins, carbohydrates and fats.
Minerals (calcium and iron, for example) and vitamins that are
divided into two groups:
* the soluble ones in water - vit.C and the eight vitamins of group B, which need
be consumed daily, since the body cannot store them;
* those soluble in fats - vit. A, D, E, and K, that the organism has a
true arsenal.
Each of these vitamins is found in a specific food group,
that in a balanced diet, one can obtain all of them in the amounts
needed.
1.2. Essential nutrients for good nutrition.
1.2.1. The functions of food in our body;

For your body to function well, it is important to have a healthy diet and have
healthy eating depends on your need for energy that is
related to age, weight, height and physical activity. But even
depending on this, the normal diet should be composed of proteins,
carbohydrates, fats, fibers, calcium and other minerals, as well as rich in
vitamins (A, D, E, K and complex B). For this we need a diet
varied, that has all types of food, without abuse. was made then
a division into three types of food, which are important for our body
as it has different functions:
a) power source
Food provides the energy needed for the body to function.
human. A certain quota, determined by the metabolism, is necessary for the functions
essentials, such as breathing and blood circulation, as well as to maintain
normal body temperature. During cold weather, the share of
Foods that produce heat in the body. Energy is also needed for activities
such as walking, talking, playing and working. the amount of food

needed daily to provide this energy varies according to size and weight,
the person's age and physical activity; also depends on the ambient temperature.
When food does not provide the energy the body needs, the
fabrics are spent for this purpose. In the case of slimming regimes, it
smaller amount of food is ingested than required by the body, in order to
cause the consumption of fat stored in the tissues.
b) Material for tissue formation and maintenance.
The tissues and fluids of the human body, such as muscles, blood, bones, teeth,
skin, etc., are formed by the materials supplied by food. It is important that
the body receives these materials in the necessary quantity and in a form that can be
assimilated. It is easy to understand that the needs of some nutrients, such as
that contribute to the formation of bones and teeth, are greater in children and
young people than in adults. Despite its reduced need for material
builder, adults require specific amounts of food to maintain the body, and these vary according to the
state of health, being greater
for sick people, with broken bones, burns, etc. Pregnant women to
lactating women need higher levels of building nutrients. We see, therefore, that
each person's needs are determined by body weight, age and stage
of life.
c) Regulatory functions.
Normal body functions, such as absorption and digestion of food,
blood circulation, body temperature control system and the work of
muscles, are processed automatically without the individual of them having
conscience. Vitamins and minerals are substances that have a great influence
in these complex processes. Also important are proteins, carbohydrates,
carbon, fat and water.

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1.1 Food and nutrition concepts

Food or nutrition is the process by which organisms obtain

and assimilate food or nutrients for their vital functions, including

growth, movement, reproduction, etc. refers to the processes by which

a living organism ingests, digests, absorbs, transports,

uses and excretes nutrients (food and other

nutritional materials). Nutrition as a clinical area

is primarily concerned with the properties of

foods that build healthy bodies and

Because good nutrition is essential to good health and

for the prevention of disease, all individuals

involved in the health area need to have a

thorough knowledge of nutrition and needs

body nutrients throughout life. And more, the

Among other functions, food is responsible

because it provides us with “raw material” for the construction of

cells, these new cells produced allow the

body growth and maintenance. other function

of food is to function as “fuels”, a

since food supplies all the substances

necessary for sustaining life such as:

minerals, vitamins and etc.... in children, determine

1.1.2 Food: concept, functions, composition and classification.

fulfill the physiological, psychological and social functions

Psychological: concerns the individual's reaction to food.

Social: is the interrelationship with food, or the role that a given

food fulfills in the community.

COMPOSITION: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, minerals, water, fibers and others

CLASSIFICATION: Foods can be classified according to origin,

composition, durability, etc.

1.1.3 Basic food groups

Food contains substances called nutrients, which are responsible for

proteins, vitamins and minerals. Some foods are richer in

combinations of nutrients that we find in food, so our

due to lack or excess of nutrients. A healthy diet should vary colors,

flavors and types of preparations. This is also important to avoid monotony.

to feed. To understand better, we can divide foods into groups, according to

Foods are divided into three groups. Combined in all

meals constitute a balanced diet.

carbohydrates, present in bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, among others.

Its function is to produce tissues that are in constant renewal as

hair, skin, nails, muscles, etc. The builders too

nuts, beans, soybeans, peas, etc.

They help to process proteins, carbohydrates and fats.

divided into two groups:

be consumed daily, since the body cannot store them;

* those soluble in fats - vit. A, D, E, and K, that the organism has a

Each of these vitamins is found in a specific food group,

1.2. Essential nutrients for good nutrition.

1.2.1. The functions of food in our body;

healthy eating depends on your need for energy that is

related to age, weight, height and physical activity. But even

depending on this, the normal diet should be composed of proteins,

carbohydrates, fats, fibers, calcium and other minerals, as well as rich in

vitamins (A, D, E, K and complex B). For this we need a diet

as it has different functions:

Food provides the energy needed for the body to function.

essentials, such as breathing and blood circulation, as well as to maintain