WEEK 9
IMPORTANCE OF FOOD NUTRIENTS
Food is important to the human body because it performs the following functions:
- Provides energy for various physical activities
- For replacement, repair and multiplication of cells for growth
- For the maintenance of body heat
- For manufacture of blood cells
- For the protection of the body against diseases
- For proper functioning of the body systems
- It eliminates hunger
- Enhance growth and development
Evaluation
- Define Food , Nutrition a nd Nutrients
- State the six classes of food
- Give three functions of food in the body
Assignment
Differentiate between
1. Nutrition and balanced Diet
2. List 10 different types of food