NUTRITION

NUTRITION FOOD PROTEIN : IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF CELLS IN THE BODY, HELPS BUILD AND REPAIR TISSUES AND MUSCLES. IRON : IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT FOR THE FORMATION OF HAEMOGLOBIN AND THE TRANSPORTATION OF OXYGEN TO TISSUES. SOURCES : EGG YOLK, LIVER, MEAT AND APPLE. CALCIUM : IMPORTANT FOR BUILDING & MAINTAINING BONES. SOURCES: MILK &MILK PRODUCTS, ICE CREAM. POTASSIUM ASSISTS IN MUSCLE CONTRACTION & MAINTAINING FLUID BALANCE IN BODY CELLS. SOURCES; BANANA VITAMIN A (RETINOL): IS ESSENTIAL FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CELLS AND TISSUES. SOURCES: EGGS, FISH OIL VITAMIN B1 (TAIAMINE ) ; PROTECTS THE HEART MUSCLE AND STIMULATES BRAIN'S ACTION.  IT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF THE ENTIRE NERVOUS SYSTEM. SOURCES: GROUNDNUTS, CASHEW NUTS, EGGS, FISH OIL. VITAMIN B2 ( RIBOFLAVIN) : IS ESSENTIAL FOR GROWTH AND GENERAL HEALTH. IT IS INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN THE BODY AND IS THEREFORE SOURCES; MILK & DAIRY PRODUCTS, LEAFY VEGETABLES. VITAMIN B3 (NIACIN) : IS A VITAMIN OF THE B GROUP, ESSENTIAL FOR PROPER BLOOD CIRCULATION AND HEALTHY FUNCTIONING OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. SOURCES: POULTRY, FISH, PEANUT BUTTER. VITAMIN B6 (OYRIDOXINE): HELPS THE BODY TO CONVERT CARBOHYDRATES INTO GLUCOSE (SUGAR) WHICH IS "BURNED " TO PRODUCE ENERGY, AIDS IN THE PRODUCTION OF DNA AND RNA, THE BODY'S GENETIC MATERIAL SOURCES: BELL PEPPER. TURNIP, GREENS, BANANA, POTATO & SPINACH VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID ): HELPS IN MAINTAINING A HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM, ACTS TO INCREASE THE ABSORPTION OF NUTRIENTS AND THINS THE BLOOD. SOURCES : ORANGE, MELONS, DARK GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES,POTATOES,KIWI.