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UNIT 6

CHAPTER 11 -- The Fat Soluable Vitamins
CHAPTER 12 -- Water and Major Minerals

  1. Learning Objectives
  2. Things To Do This Unit
  3. Reading & Viewing Assignments
  4. Activities

Learning Objectives

After reading the chapters, the student will know:

  1. The fat soluble vitamins; the ways they are the same and different than water-soluble vitamins.
  2. The precursors of vitamin A; examples of foods high in vitamin A activity.
  3. The functions, source, deficiency and toxicity of Vitamins A, D, K and E.
  4. Antioxidant nutrients and their role in disease prevention.
  5. The roles of water in the body; how the body used electrolytes to regulate fluid balance.
  6. The characteristics of minerals that distinguish them from vitamins.
  7. The major function and sources of sodium, calcium and phosphorus in the body.
  8. The major functions of chloride, potassium, magnesium, and sulfur in the body.
  9. Identify whether deficiencies are likely to occur in ones diet.
  10. Each chapter's vocabulary terms.

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Things To Do This Unit

  1. Start the reading assignments and activities below.
  2. Crossword Puzzle 3 is due

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Reading & Viewing Assignments

  1. View Lessons #11 Weight Control: Health Effects and #12 Water Soluable Vitamins
  2. Read Chapter 11

  3. Read Chapter 12
  4. Remember to look over the study questions and read the highlights at the end of each chapter

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Activities

Individual Dietary Analysis

Download and work on your Individual Dietary Analysis.

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