Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Digestive Internet Activity

I personally take in Vitamin C by drinking a glass of orange juice in the morning. I also take in  Vitamin D and Calcium from a bowl of cereal and milk, both coming from milk. I take in potassium when I eat bananas. The similarities between vitamins and minerals are that they both build up the immune system and support regular growth and development. The differences of vitamins and minerals are that some foods have vitamins while others have minerals. Vitamins are organic substances while minerals are inorganic substances. Also that our bodies can absorb minerals through food and supplemets while minerals can be absorbed by the body by water, food and supplements. You can get healthy fats from monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. You can get monounsaturated fats from eating olives or avacodos. You can get polyunsaturated fats from eating fish or cooking with fish oils. It is important to have fat in your diet because when food is scarce your body can always go and obtain the stored fat.