Topic D.1: Human Nutrition
Essential Idea: A balanced diet is essential to human health.
- Outline answer to each objective statement for topic D.1 (coming soon)
- Quizlet study set for this topic (coming soon)
At SHS, Topic D.1 is taught in the following class unit(s):
- Cell Cycle and Cancer (unit 6B)
- Introduction to Molecular Biology (unit 10)
- Carbohydrates and Lipids (unit 11)
- Protein Structure and Function (unit 31)
- The Heart (unit 44)
- The Circulatory System (unit 45)
- Hormones and Homeostasis (unit 48)
- Genetic Inheritance (unit 17)
- Cladistics (unit 23)
Statements & Objectives:D.1.U1 Essential nutrients cannot be synthesized by the body; therefore they have to be included in the diet.
D.1.U2 Dietary minerals are essential chemical elements.
D.1.U3 Vitamins are chemically diverse carbon compounds that cannot be synthesized by the body.
D.1.U4 Some fatty acids and some amino acids are essential.
D.1.U5 Lack of essential amino acids affects the production of proteins.
D.1.U6 Malnutrition may be caused by a deficiency, imbalance or excess of nutrients in the diet.
D.1.U7 Appetite is controlled by a centre in the hypothalamus.
D.1.U8 Overweight individuals are more likely to suffer hypertension and type II diabetes.
D.1.U9 Starvation can lead to breakdown of body tissue.
D.1.A1 Production of ascorbic acid by some mammals, but not others that need a dietary supply.
D.1.A2 Cause and treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU).
D.1.A3 Lack of Vitamin D or calcium can affect bone mineralization and cause rickets or osteomalacia.
D.1.A4 Breakdown of heart muscle due to anorexia.
D.1.A5 Cholesterol in blood as an indicator of the risk of coronary heart disease.
D.1.S1 Determination of the energy content of food by combustion.
D.1.S2 Use of databases of nutritional content of foods and software to calculate intakes of essential nutrients from a daily diet.
D.1.NOS Falsification of theories with one theory being superseded by another—scurvy was thought to be specific to humans, because attempts to induce the symptoms in laboratory rats and mice were entirely unsuccessful.
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