Chapter 5 Land and Its Resources
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This document discusses human growth, including defining growth as an increase in body size through cell growth and weight gain. It also covers measuring growth through height and weight, growth curves that track rates of growth at different stages, and important nutrition for children's growth including minerals, vitamins, and food classes that support physical, mental, social, and spiritual development.
Chapter 5 Land and Its Resources
- 1. Growth Definition Measuring Growth Nutrition for a Children Curve and the Rate of Growth
- 2. Growth Is the increase in body size Is the increase of number of cells Is the increase of weight The growth process is irreversible and permanent Consumption of Food provides energy and the building blocks needed for Growth
- 3. Increase in Height and Weight
- 4. Human Growth Physical Changes Mental Changes Social Changes Spiritual Changes
- 5. Characteristic of Growth Height = taller Weight = heavier
- 6. Growth Curve Represent the growth rate of human in different stages
- 7. Growth Curve
- 8. 5 Stages of Human Growth Infancy: grows very quickly Childhood: slow growth Adolescence: grows very quickly Adulthood: minimal growth Old Age: negative growth
- 9. Growth Curve of Boys and Girls At 4 years old, a boy will have a faster growth rate than a girl Girls reach puberty at 12 and grow faster than boys who reach puberty at 14
- 10. Growth Curve of the Boys and Girls
- 11. Nutrition of a Children Nutritious foods and Healthy Diet is needed for healthy growth of children
- 12. Important Minerals and Vitamin for Children Mineral Sources Uses Deficiency Iron Liver, Meat, Build Anaemia Vegetables hemoglobin Calcium Cheese, eggs, Builds strong Rickets milk teeth and bones, help blood clotting Vitamin C Citrus food, Maintain healthy Scurvy Guava, Green skin and gums, vegetables heal wounds quickly Vitamin D Eggs, Butter, Help in the Rickets Milk, Fish absorption of Calcium and phosphorus, form strong teeth and bones
- 13. Important food Classes for Children Nutrients Function Carbohydrates Give energy Fibre Prevent constipation Proteins Build new cells Oils and Fats Keep body warm, provide energy when needed