Balanced diet

What is malnutrition

• Not enough nutrients in your diet

• A condition that results from eating a diet in which nutrients are either not enough or are too much, the diet causes health problems

• Too many nutrients in your diet

Carbohydrates

• Provide energy for the body

• Provide insulation for the body

• Are needed for growth and repair

• Found in blood - help carry oxygen

Fats

• Provide energy for the body

• Provide insulation for the body

• Are needed for growth and repair

• Found in blood - help carry oxygen

Proteins

• Provide energy for the body

• Provide insulation for the body

• Are needed for growth and repair

• Found in blood - help carry oxygen

Iron

• Provide energy for the body

• Provide insulation for the body

• Are needed for growth and repair

• Found in blood - help carry oxygen

Vitamin D

• Needed to absorb calcium

• Needed for tissue repair and keeping skin/gums healthy

• Promotes good vision in the dark

• Needed for strong teeth and bones

Vitamin C

• Needed to absorb calcium

• Needed for tissue repair and keeping skin/gums healthy

• Promotes good vision in the dark

• Needed for strong teeth and bones

Calcium

• Needed to absorb calcium

• Needed for tissue repair and keeping skin/gums healthy

• Promotes good vision in the dark

• Needed for strong teeth and bones

Scurvy

• Vitamin C deficiency

• Vitamin D deficiency

• Vitamin A deficiency

• Not enough fibre in your diet

Rickets

• Vitamin C deficiency

• Vitamin D deficiency

• Vitamin A deficiency

• Not enough fibre in your diet