Nutrition

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Introduction

The nutrition project aims to create educational tools for children to learn about diet, exercise, and nutrition.

Project suggestions

• Informational materials
• Interactive learning tools (i.e. games)
• Food analysis application

Floating Materials

This section is for posting materials that can be used for developing educational activities. The source of data should always be noted, so that in case that the information is contested, we can take a look at the original documents. If we start seeing lots of detailed information, we can create a page for each nutrient.

1. Micronutrient

Definition

The following information from USDA.

Vitamins

Micronutrient	Synonymous names	RDA and Toxicity	Solubility	Deficiency	Sources
Nutrient Name	Other names	RDA and toxicity levels	Fat or water soluble?	Clinical Manifestation upon deficiency	Which food is high in this nutrient?
Vitamin A	Retinoids = retinol, retinoids and carotenoids	men: 0.9 mg (3000 IU) women: 0.7 mg(2300 IU) children: UL: 3 mg (10,000 IU)	Fat soluble	Night-blindness, Keratomalacia	carrots, broccoli leaves, kale, sweet potatoes, spinach, pumpkins, collard greens, cantaloupe melon, apricots, papaya, peas, beet, winter squash, eggs, liver
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B4
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B7
Vitamin B9
Vitamin B12
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Vitamin B2

Minerals

Minerals	Synonymous names	RDA	Solubility	Deficiency	Sources
Mineral Name	Other names	RDA by which country	Fat or water soluble?	Clinical Manifestation upon deficiency	Which food is high in this mineral?

People

• Mika - I am interested in developing a teaching tool for nutrition and exercise.

Useful Links

• Kiwanis International

• International Nutrition Foundation

• The MOST project USAID micronutrient program

• Pan American health Organization

• Program Against Micronutrient Malnutrition

• Program for Appropriate Technology in Health

• UN System Standing Committee on Nutrition

• UNICEF Vitamin A Global Initiative

• World Food Programme