1. NUTRITION
Nutrition is the process by which we assimilate
food and use it for growth – taking and using food
substances which our body needs to grow.
Food gives us the substances that we need to
run, walk, study....
When we eat, we get the energy to do different
Nutrition is the process by which
we asimílate food and use it for
things.
1.2. WHAT IS NUTRITION?
Nutrition is the process through which living
things nourish their bodies with food, this food
contains nutrients which are substances that give us
energy.
To get this energy from nutrients we
need to get oxygen. These nutrients and oxygen are
transportated to different parts of our body.
1.3. SYSTEMS AND NUTRITION
There are four systems involved in nutrition. These
systems are:
•
Digestive system: through this system we get the
nutrients from the food.
•
Respiratory system: through this system we get
oxygen from the air that we need to live.
•
Excretory system: through this system we we clean
our blood and eliminate waste from our body.
•
Circulatory system: through this system blood carries
oxygen and nutrients to different parts of our body.
