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NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY (Theory)

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NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

(Theory)
Mouth: The digestive process begins in the mouth.
Nutrition is a vital component to overall Food is partly broken down by the process of chewing
wellness and health. Diet affects energy, well being and by the chemical action of salivary amylase (these
and many disease states. There is a connection enzymes are produced by the salivary glands and
between lifetime nutritional habits and the risks of many break down starches into smaller molecules).
chronic diseases such as cardio vascular diseases,
diabetes, cancer. A well balanced diet can prevent such On the way to the stomach:
conditions and improve energy levels and over all
health and wellness. The basis of nutrition is FOOD Esophagus: After being chewed and swallowed, the
food enters the esophagus. The esophagus is a long
DEFINITION OF TERMS: tube that runs from the mouth to the stomach. It uses
rhythmic, wave-like muscle movements (called
1. Nutrition is the study of food in relation to health. peristalsis) to force food from the throat into the
stomach. This muscle movement gives us the ability to
2. Food is any substance when ingested or eaten eat or drink even when we're upside-down.
nourishes the body.
Stomach: The stomach is a large, sack-like organ that
3. Nutrient - is a chemical component needed by the churns the food and bathes it in a very strong acid
body to provide energy, to build and repair tissues and (gastric acid). Food in the stomach that is partly
to regulate life process. digested and mixed with stomach acids is called
chyme.
4. Digestion - it is a mechanical and chemical
breakdown of food into smaller components. Small intestine: Absorption happens in the small
intestine. Bile (produced in the liver and stored in the
5. Absorption - it is a process where the nutrients from gall bladder), pancreatic enzymes, and other digestive
foods are absorb by the body into the bloodstreams. enzymes produced by the inner wall of the small
intestine help in the breakdown of food.
6. Metabolism - is a chemical process of transforming
foods into other substance to sustain life. Large intestine: Undigested food passes in the large
intestine. In the large intestine, some of the water and
7. Enzymes - an organic catalyst that are protein in electrolytes (chemicals like sodium) are removed from
nature and are produced by living cells. the food.

A catalyst speeds up or slows down chemical The end of the process: Solid waste is then stored in
reactions without itself undergoing change. the rectum until it is excreted via the anus.

8. Nutritional Status - is the condition of the body ENZYMES


resulting from the utilization of essential nutrients.  an organic catalyst that are protein in nature and
are produced by living cells.
9. Calorie - fuel potential in a food. One calorie
represents the amount of heat required to raise one liter 3 GROUPS OF DIGESTIVE ENZYMES:
of water one degree Celsius.  Amylase - carbohydrate splitters
 Lipase - fat splitters
10. Malnutrition - It is the condition of the body  Proteases - protein splitters
resulting from a lack of one or more essential nutrients
or due to excessive nutrient supply.

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