Food, Energy And You

Uses animated scenes to show the basic process by which plants store energy, via the process of photosynthesis. Points out that when we eat foods, the process of photosynthesis is reversed in the body, supplying the energy required. Discusses the ATP-ADP system as the means by which the body controls the use of energy stored in food.

More in Nutrition Education Series

  1. Food For A Modern World 1968
  2. Vitamins from Food 1968
  3. Food For Life 1969
  4. Food, Energy And You 1973
  5. What's Good To Eat 1978

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