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Eat right to stay healthy

It was not until the early 1900s that scientists began to understand how nutrient deficiencies affect the body. The body cannot make all the substances it needs, but those missing substances are found in food. Before we realized this, however, these substances were often removed from food.

In the early 1900s, many foods were being processed. When rice processors removed the bran layers from whole rice to make white rice, they did not realize they were also removing a substance that was necessary for the body to function well. In regions where rice was the main food, a deficiency in this substance was causing a disease called beriberiA disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine and characterized by nerve and gastrointestinal disorders.. In 1911, Polish researcher Casimir Funk isolated this substance and discovered a type of chemical...

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1. Introduction
2. Real men eat fruit
3. Eat right to stay healthy
4. The necessary nutrients
5. Project 1 - Energizing Foods: Which foods contain carbohydrates and fats?
6. Project 2 - Nutrition: Which foods contain proteins and salts?
7. Design Your Own Experiment