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JSS1: BASIC SCIENCE - 1ST TERM

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  1. Introduction to Science | Week 1
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  2. Family Health | Week 2
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  3. Family Health (Sanitation) | Week 3
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  4. Family Health (Nutrition) | Week 4
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  5. Drug and Substance Abuse | Week 5
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  6. Environmental Pollution: Air Pollution | Week 6
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  7. Soil pollution | Week 7
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  8. Water Pollution | Week 8
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  • Classification of Foods
    • Protein, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Vitamins, Minerals, Water.
    • Energy-giving food, body building food, Health preserving food
  • Vitamins: Sources, Functions & Deficiency Effects
  • Minerals: Sources, Functions & Deficiency Effects
  • Factors that Determine the Nutritional Needs of an Individual
    • Age, Sex, etc.

Based on the nutrients in food, food substances are classified into:

1. Protein.
2. Carbohydrates.
3. Fats and oil (lipids)
4. Vitamins.
5. Minerals.
6. Water.

Generally, all foods are categorized into:

1. Energy-giving food: Carbohydrates and Fats and Oil.

2. Bodybuilding food: Protein

3. Health preserving food: Vitamins and Minerals

Below is a list of different classifications of nutrients, their sources, functions and composition.

 

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