NUTR2001 Human Nutrition The Role of Macronutrients in Health Report

Instructions:

Studentsaretodiscussallofthefollowingmacronutrientslistedbelow,andina1500- word report, define and describe the macronutrients in terms of:

• Thecompositionofthemacronutrients
• Thebiologicalfunctions
• Dietarysources
• RecommendedDailyIntake(RDI)
• Factorscontributingtostatesofexcess
• Factorscontributingtostatesofinsufficiencyanddeficiency
• Signsandsymptoms

Macronutrients:

• Protein
• Carbohydrates
• Lipids

Referencing:

ItisessentialthatyouuseappropriateAPAstyleforcitingandreferencingresearch.Please see more information on referencing here http://library.laureate.net.au/research_skills/referencing

Sources:

Studentsshoulduseatleastfive(5)reputableresourcesintheirreport.

Informationmaybesourcedfromprimary,secondaryandtertiarysources:

• Primarysources:originalresearcharticles,systematicreviewsandmeta-analysisfrom high quality journals, peer reviewed journals.
• Secondarysources:generalreviewarticles,summaries,abstractsofprimarysource
• Tertiarysources:recognised,authoritative