In this series, we go back to basics, clear
the air, provide some simple explanations and examples to help you understand
what you are eating!
So let’s start with the very first question:
What is food?
Food is fuel for the body. By eating and
drinking we provide nutritional support for the body. Food helps maintain life,
growth and repair.
Food is usually of a plant or animal origin
and contains macronutrients and micronutrients.
What are Macronutrients?
Proteins, Carbohydrates & Fats
What are Micronutrients?
Vitamins (A, C, E, etc.), minerals
(Magnesium, Calcium etc.), trace elements (zinc, manganese, Selenium, etc.),
amino acids (Taurine, L-Carnitine, etc.) and other essential nutrients.
Source: List of Micronutrients
Source: List of Micronutrients
What is an Essential Nutrient?
Definition:
a nutrient required by the body for normal body functioning that either
cannot be synthesized (to be made: make, especially chemically) by the body at all, or cannot be synthesized in amounts adequate
for good health and thus must be obtained from a dietary source. These include
vitamins, dietary minerals, essential fatty acids and essential amino acids.
Source: Essential Nutrients
Source: Essential Nutrients
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