Miss Smith is a 17-year-old female who is studying for her A-Levels at sixth form college and has a part-time job at the local supermarket in the evenings. Miss Smith smokes cigarettes and has recently given up participating in netball citing work demands leaving her no time for her sport. She is underweight for her height and her diet consists largely of carbohydrates and proteins with very little fats, fruit or vegetables. She travels by bus and tube daily to get from home to school and work. a) Why is Miss Smith at-risk of Lung cancer
Essential nutrients
These are the organic compounds present in the food that provide nourishment essential for the development and growth of our body. Nutrients not only provide us with the required energy to carry out various biological processes but are also the building blocks for repair and growth in our bodies.
Vitamins
The vitamins are organic molecules required in low concentration for the proper functioning of the body. They cannot be generated in the organism and are taken into the body through the diet. The lack of proper vitamins results in diverse deficiency disorders. They are thus called essential nutrients. The important vitamins are vitamin A, vitamin B complex, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin K, and vitamin E.
Miss Smith is a 17-year-old female who is studying for her A-Levels at sixth form college and has a part-time job at the local supermarket in the evenings. Miss Smith smokes cigarettes and has recently given up participating in netball citing work demands leaving her no time for her sport. She is underweight for her height and her diet consists largely of carbohydrates and proteins with very little fats, fruit or vegetables. She travels by bus and tube daily to get from home to school and work.
a) Why is Miss Smith at-risk of Lung cancer
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