Introduction  
  What is food?  
  What happens to the food we eat?  
Our nutrient needs  
  Energy balance  
  Nutritional status
  Laws & labels  
  Additives & colours  
  Toxicity in food  
  Processing food  
  Stability of food nutrients  
  Storage life of foods  
  Food- associated health problems  

- FIGURE 18 -

WATER INPUT AND OUTPUT

INPUT 2500 MILLILITRES (ml)
Solid and
semi-solid
food
1200 ml
Drinks
1000ml
From digestion
of food
300ml
   
OUTPUT 2500 MILLILITRES (ml)
Expired air
350 ml
Sweat
500 ml
Urine
1500 ml
Faeces
150 ml

 

Food Facts
- Assessing your own nutritional status
- Water balance
- Special nutritional situations
- Medications
- Sugars and health
- Diet and lifestyle
Figures:
16: Several ways to assess your nutritional status
17: Are you too fat?
18. Water input and output
19: Nutritional needs of particular health conditions
20: Some medications that may increase nutritional needs
21: Dietary intake and culture or lifestyle
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