Nutrition & Digestion Overview
Answer the following questions (50-word minimum)
1. What is nutrition? Why is nutrition essential to our daily lives?
2. What is the connection between nutrition and health?
3. What is the connection between poor nutrition and health?
4. What does it mean to eat a balanced diet? Why is food choice important for good nutrition?
5. Why is physical activity important to a person's health? What changes, if any, should you make to ensure you get enough physical activity?
6. What influences your food choices? Why?
7. What is the difference between digesting protein and carbohydrates? Which would make you feel fuller longer? Why?
8. How does today's society affect our nutritional habits?
9. What are the two major functions of digestion and what is the importance of each?
10. What are the major structures of the digestive system? List where each of the macronutrients is metabolized and absorbed.