BASIC NUTRITION

Institution TVET
Course DIPLOMA IN NURSING
Year 1st Year
Semester Unknown
Posted By stephen oyake rabilo
File Type pdf
Pages 209 Pages
File Size 2.86 MB
Views 9302
Downloads 0
Price: Buy Now whatsapp Buy via whatsapp
  • whatsapp
  • facebook
  • twitter

Description

Nutrition: is the sum total of the processes involved in the taking in and the utilization of food substances by which growth, repair and maintenance of the body are accomplished. • It involves ingestion, digestion, absorption and assimilation. • Nutrient- are compounds in foods that are needed by human body for energy to work, for growth of body tissue, for repair and maintenance of body tissues and also to support body’s immune function all that works towards a healthy living. Basically, nutrients are substances required by the body to perform its basic functions Food: any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, Balanced diet: a diet that provides the correct amount of nutrients for the needs of an individual
Below is the document preview.

No preview available
ASC 422: SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT Trending!
This module introduces larners to the key concepts, topical issues and theories relating to sociology of development. Human societies interact in the process of fulling their basic needs as well as mobilizing to fulfill their human rights. This calls for efforts towards building a just society within the context of a sustainable development process.
59 Pages 9305 Views 1 Downloads 1.01 MB
AGE 400: REMOTE SENSING AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Trending!
This lesson deals with fundamental concepts of remote sensing. Her, remote sensing is defined as the collection of data by a device. Which is not in direct contact with the phenomena to be investigated. Other concepts that are covered by this lesson include types of remote sensing. The definition of satellites, resolution and multi-concept. The lesson is concluded with advantage and disadvantages of camera and satellite systems.
134 Pages 8417 Views 0 Downloads 1.06 MB
AEN 102: THE USE OF ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES FULL NOTES Trending!
Listening is the active process of receiving and responding to spoken (and sometimes unspoken) messages. It is one of the subjects studied in the field of language arts and in the discipline of conversation analysis.
46 Pages 12532 Views 1 Downloads 11.47 MB
AHT 201: THEMES IN AFRICAN HISTORY Trending!
The primary aim of writing this module is to introduce students to various selected themes in African history. The module is tailored to meet the needs of distance learning undergraduate students in their second year of study. The manner in which the chapters are presented takes cognizance of the fact that students already have basic introductory knowledge in History, Archaeology and Political science.
79 Pages 2285 Views 2 Downloads 771.38 KB
AKS 200: PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY Trending!
Kozi hii itarejelea misingi ya fonetiki na fonolojia. Hizi ni taaluma za kiisimu ambazo huzingatia sauti za lugha. Isimu husimamia m tazamo wa kisayansi wa maelezo ya muundo na matumizi ya lugha. Mtazamo huu unasisitiza sifa tatu: uwazi, utaratibu na ukamilifu wa maelezo.
72 Pages 8136 Views 6 Downloads 1.05 MB
AKS 403: FASIHI SIMULIZI Trending!
Fasihi simulizi ni istilahi inayotumiwa kuelezea dhana ya Fasihi itolewayo kwa mdomo bila kuandikwa. Istilahi hii ina dosari kwani neno simulizi haina maana kitu kinachonenwa (oral) bali ina maana ya kitu kinachosimuliwa (narrative). Hivyo tafsiri ya simulizi katika kiingereza ni "narrative literature" siyo oral literature.
125 Pages 11399 Views 2 Downloads 885.03 KB
APP 307: PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS SHORT NOTES Trending!
A policy is a purposive, consistent, course of action, formulated by specific political process which is executed and enforced.
12 Pages 5915 Views 0 Downloads 259.24 KB
APP 307: PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS FULL NOTES Trending!
Public policy entails a set of interrelated decisions taken by a political actor or group of actors concerning the selection of goals and the means of achieving them within a specified situation where those decisions should, in principle, be within the power of those actors to achieve- William Jenkins, 1978.
74 Pages 7071 Views 0 Downloads 2.22 MB
APP 309: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR POLICY MAKERS Trending!
This lesson introduces the concept of public finance and its historical developments dating back to the era of renowned economist Adam Smith. The principles of public finance enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya 2010 are covered as well as sources of public finance with major focus on taxation. The purpose of this lesson is to enable you understand the principles and role of public finance in a given country.
49 Pages 8111 Views 0 Downloads 1.38 MB
STATISTICS NOTES
The main aim of this unit is to introduce you to the basic concepts used in descriptive statistics and elementary probability theory such as:- measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, skewness and kurtosis, random variables, probability, conditional probability and univariate probability distributions.
198 Pages 515 Views 0 Downloads 2.1 MB