NUTRIENTS

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NUTRIENTS
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CALORIES

• The amount of energy in food is measured in
  calories
• You measure this energy by seeing how much the
  food heats up 10ml of water.

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PROTEINS

• Proteins contain 4 calories per gram
• Are the basic building blocks of our bodies.
• Are used as enzymes in the digestive system to
  break down food.
• Used to send chemical signals.

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LIPIDS

• Contains 9 calories per gram.
• Makes up cell membranes.
• High energy source.
• Commonly known as fats
• Cushions organs
• Allows nerves to function.

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CARBOHYDRATES

• Contains 4 calories per gram.
• Quick energy source
• Commonly known as sugars
• Someone who has diabetes has to moderate how much
  sugar they have.

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DIABETES

• Caused by either by ineffective pancreas or
  cells' inability to recognize insulin
• Someone with diabetes must moderate their sugar
  intake.
• Type 1 Diabetics must take insulin injections to
  lower their blood sugar.
• Type 2 diabetics can control their diabetes with
  lifestyle changes.

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• What's in our food?
• Macromolecules
• Molecules working together
• The Diabetes connection.
• Life with diabetes