Principles of Nutrition

What does it mean to you?

How is your food intake influenced?

• Emotion
• Personal Preference
• Habit
• Ethnic Heritage
• Social gatherings
• Convenience
• Body weight and image
• Medical reasons
• Nutrition
• Others…….

Carbohydrate Vitamins
Fat Minerals
Protein Water

The Two Classes of Nutrients

1. Energy Yielding: Carbohydrate, Fat, Protein

2. Non-energy Yielding: Vitamins, Minerals, Water

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