{"id":6899,"date":"2022-04-16T22:26:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T22:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanbio.org\/?page_id=6899"},"modified":"2026-04-18T01:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T01:51:53","slug":"nutrients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/humanbio.org\/index.php\/campus-humanbio\/digestive\/disorders\/nutrients\/","title":{"rendered":"4b1 Nutrients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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    Describe common nutritional misconceptions, including why they are incorrect.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Explain how it is possible that there are dietary components that may be important to optimize health, but have no clearly defined recommended daily allowances.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    List the primary food groups, and their proportions, that are recommended for a general diet that provides nutrients and adequate calories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    The point of the digestive system is to break food down into smaller nutrients and absorb those nutrients into the blood for eventual use by cells.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    A significant problem is starting with the “correct” dietary selections, which can vary significantly by individual needs.\u00a0 We’ll start with a few nutritional misconceptions.\u00a0 Consider: How do there nutritional misconceptions form?\u00a0 Is it due to insufficient information?\u00a0 Faulty reasoning?\u00a0 Or a combination of factors?<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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