Instructions
For this assignment, you are required to create a video on the importance of water in the body. The video can be made using PowerPoint, PowToons, or other video software and should be 3 minutes long.
- Your video must have audio (prepare a script before recording)
- It should include
- the functions of water
- the amount of water an average adult should consume
- how to consume this volume of water – what foods and beverages to include in the diet
- the effect of not having enough water in the body
- how population beverage choices influence the function of water in the body.
- Your video may include images and tables.
- Include sources as needed to support your text.
- Submit a link to your video (you will need to upload your PowerPoint video, if you chose to use PowerPoint, to YouTube to share it). You can choose to Upload (or record) your video using Canvas. The instructions for Canvas are located in the Read Me First Section in the course.
Be sure to reference all image and textual sources.
Introduction
In this third unit, you will learn about vitamins, minerals, water, and fluid and electrolyte balance. As you can infer from the name, fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins that must be absorbed through fat. Many people think eliminating fat from their diet will increase their health, but our bodies cannot absorb fat-soluble vitamins without some fat. All water-soluble vitamins play a different kind of role in energy metabolism; they are required as functional parts of enzymes involved in energy release and storage. In addition to being essential for metabolism, many vitamins and minerals are required for blood renewal and function.
Water comprises up to 60% of your body and is an essential nutrient. Maintaining the right level of water in your body is crucial to survival, as either too little or too much water in your body will result in less-than-optimal functioning. Of all the nutrients, water is the most critical, as its absence proves lethal within a few days. You are introduced to other popular drinks such as sports, carbonated, and coffee and the effects these drinks have on your health