Show Doctor Doctorin 3 t in the Kitchen Kitchen t c 1 by Laurence M M. Hursh Hunh MD M.D. t i Consultant National Dairy Council tV V t THE HUMAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Most of us understand pretty Well Wen the importance of ct having things where they are arc needed and when they are aro needed The construction con Industry for tor example could not operate if it It were not backed a whole system of ot getting materials to where they arc are needed And If there thero are arc delays delays de de- lays bys In materials arriving when they are nrc needed problems arise Buildings get built of ct course even with delays But it costs a alot alot alot lot more that way Continuous Construction Similarly our bodies arc are actually actual actual- ly a kind ilind Ind of ot continuous construction construction construe tion industry nt lit work During our growth years a 1 lot of ot new construction construction con con- occurs But throughout life Chore thore is also a a great deal of ot replacement and repair work going go ing log on Well Swell nutrition is an essential process Inthis in this human construction construe construction tion industry And our cur bodies are are marvelous when it comes to handling the materials we need We Wo get the tho material from the food we e eat t The Tho process of handling han han- dUng and utilizing our food is called metabolism Digestion absorption and assimilation assim are the three steps w we go through in getting what we need from our food In digestion food is broken down into small particles particles par par- II and nutrients are released in forms which h the body mechanisms mechanisms isms can absorb As you will recall re reo re- re I call from school health and antI set ence once e classes the tho digestive tract is I. s composed of ot the mouth the stomach atom atom- ach the small intestine and the largo large intestine All AU along this tract food tood is broken down by both chemical and mechanical meant means Digestive enzymes break food down as do the mechanical movements move move- ments that is the muscular con tractions and waves of the dIgestive digestive diges dIges- tive tract as it moves food along Nutrients that arc are absorbed into the blood arc are then transferred through the walls of ot the small in The blood then transports nutrients to every cell and every tissue in the body At this point I chemical reactions determine whether nutrients will build tissue sue suo or release energy And it is critical that all the tho needed arc are present in sufficient quantities quantities quan quan- titles at the right time and in the right places Nutrients Act Ad In Concert ConcertIn In other words nutrients in our bodies act in concert not as separate sep arate orate entities entitles Teamwork is the name of the game Without mortar mor more tar you cant can't lay bricks Without t I nails nalls you cant can't nail boards board to to- r gether And so it goes in our bodies The analogy of our bodies being like lIko the construction Industry is i. i perfectly valid And it should help explain to some people why the they must choose their foods wisely 1 Poorly nourished cells in la the t human body add up to a poorly I. I nourished person 1 I k I |