SNC 4M1 Nutritional Science Success Criteria

At the end of this unit, students will be able to:

● Describe the basic chemical components of proteins, carbohydrates, fats(lipids),
vitamins, minerals and explain their function in the body
● Describe the requirements for a balanced diet and how these requirements may
vary among people with different lifestyles
● Explain the importance of a balanced diet
● Describe the food groups in Canada’s Food guide
● Compare Canada’s food Guide with Food guides from other countries
● Analyse information given on a food label
● Distinguish between different types of food additives
● Calculate the amount of food energy required for a given activity and convert kJ
to Calories
● Describe the importance of dietary fibre
● Evaluate the nutritional content of fast foods using nutritional information
provided by the restaurants
● Describe the structure and function of the components of the digestive system
with respect to physical and chemical digestion (label diagrams)
o Mouth
o Esophagus
o Stomach
o Small intestine
o Large intestine
o Rectum
o Liver(gall bladder)
o Pancreas
o Salivary glands
● Describe the role of antacids
● Describe the functioning of different enzymes in the body
● Describe how enzyme activity is regulated by hormones
● Describe how nutrients are absorbed into the body
● Identify the simplest form(s) of the 3 major nutrients which can be used by the
body
● To be able to describe various fad diets and the benefits and risks associated with
each.
● Know diseases/disorders which affect the digestive system, such as: IBS, Crohn’s,
GERD