Cambridge IGCSE Combined Science, topic 7
Human nutrition
Human nutrition is about how the body gets the materials and energy it needs from food. You will learn what a balanced diet contains, and how the organs of the digestive system break food down physically and chemically into small soluble molecules.
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- 1Diet Spec B7.1A balanced diet, and the sources and importance of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins C and D, calcium, iron, fibre and water.NotesQuestions 4Flashcards 6
- 2The digestive system Spec B7.2, B7.3The organs of the alimentary canal and the associated organs, the five processes of nutrition, physical digestion, stomach acid and bile.NotesQuestions 3Flashcards 8
- 3Chemical digestion Spec B7.3Chemical digestion into small soluble molecules, and what amylase, protease and lipase break down, their products and where they act.NotesQuestions 4Flashcards 6
Not in Cambridge IGCSE Combined Science: Absorption.
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