How is food and nutrition viewed in our community and how does it differ from other human communities? (hunger against excess and waste.
Area of Interaction/área de interacción
Approaches to Learning
Health and Social Education
Homo Faber
Aims/objetivos
Students should:
Understand the concept of balanced diet.
Describe a balanced diet related to age and sex of an individual; the effects of malnutrition in relation to starvation, coronary heart disease, constipation and obesity; the effects of alcohol and the dangers of its misuse.
List the principal sources of, and describe the importance of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins (C and D only), Mineral salts (Calcium and Iron only), fiber and water.
Describe the symptoms of deficiency of Vitamins and Minerals vitamins (C and D only, Calcium and Iron only).
Discuss the problems of food supplies in the world and the problems which contribute to famine), unequal distribution of food, increasing population, etc.).
Describe the use of microorganisms in the food industry, with reference to yogurt, bread and single cell protein.
Content/contenido
Diet. Discuss what diet is, what a balance diet contains and how it can be improved.
Summative task / evaluación final
Exam to demonstrate and apply acquired knowledge. Lab reports, Essay on Nutrition and Health.
