Food and nutrition.pdf

Dietary Guidelines 173nutritional choices. Growing children, teenagers, women, pregnantwomen, and older adults have a higher need for some nutrients. Forexample adult women need almost a third more calcium intake than adultmen of similar age.Don't Forget to Drink WaterAlthough it is not formally part of the dietary guidelines, it iscommonly realized that it is important to drink 8-10 glasses of water aday to help your body's biological processes, especially carrying nutrientsto cells and eliminating wastes. It is best to drink purified water, soinvestigate getting a water purifier for your home if you don't alreadyhave one.