Function Food sources Requirement Soluble fiber Fruits( apple, delay gi transit citrus), oats, delay glucose absorption barley legumes >lower blood cholesterol Dietary Insoluble fiber fiber acerate gi transit Wheat bran increase fecal weight whole-grain slow starch hydrolysis breads, cereals delay glucose absorption vegetables
Function Food sources Requirement Dietary fiber Soluble fiber ➢ delay GI transit ➢ delay glucose absorption ➢lower blood cholesterol Insoluble fiber ➢ accerate GI transit ➢ increase fecal weight ➢ slow starch hydrolysis ➢ delay glucose absorption. Fruits( apple, citrus), oats, barley, legumes Wheat bran, whole-grain breads, cereals, vegetables
Points on childhood nutrition Calories should be the first item to be evaluated in assessing a dietary history >A well-balance diet Interaction of carbohydrate, fat and protein Energy-protein malnutrition
Points on childhood nutrition ➢ Calories should be the first item to be evaluated in assessing a dietary history ➢ A well-balance diet ➢ Interaction of carbohydrate, fat and protein ➢ Energy-protein malnutrition