Purpose
        Provide basic nutrition information, including 
        food sources of nutrients, roles of nutrients in the 
        body, and disorders associated with inadequate 
        nutrition.
      
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                Learning Objectives
    • Understand the importance of good nutrition.
    • Identify food sources of nutrients.
    • Describe the roles of nutrients in the body.
    • Understand the causes and consequences of 
      undernutrition.
    • Describe strategies to combat undernutrition.
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                     Session Outline
    • Good nutrition
    • Essential nutrients and food sources
    • Role of nutrients in the body
    • Nutrient requirements
    • Measuring nutritional status
    • Causes and consequences of undernutrition
    • Strategies to combat undernutrition
    • National nutrition guidelines, policies, and strategies
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                       Good Nutrition
     • Consuming food and nutrients and using them to function 
       healthily
     • Both cause and result of good or poor health
     • Not the same as “food” and “nutrients”
     • Food = products eaten or taken into the body that contain 
       nutrients for
        −Development, growth, and maintenance of tissues and cells
        −Resisting and fighting infection
        −Producing energy, warmth, and movement
        −Carrying out the body’s chemical functions
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                  Essential Nutrients
      • Macronutrients
         −Carbohydrates
         −Fats (lipids)
         −Proteins
      • Micronutrients
         −Vitamins
         −Minerals
      • Water
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