What are nutrients?
Check out this food breakdown. What do you know about nutrients? There may be some terms that you come across while you’re grocery shopping or ordering food. Today were talking about nutrients and how they can affect you. We’re gonna provide the breakdown so that you can get the most out of your diet.
According to the US Department of Health, nutrients are compounds in foods essential to life and health, providing us with energy, the building blocks for repair and growth and substances necessary to regulate chemical processes.
Essential nutrients
Now essential nutrients are compounds that the body can’t make or can’t make in sufficient quantity. There are 6 of these. These are:
- Protein
- Carbohydrates
- Fats
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Water
It’s important to have a balanced diet with the nutrients we need to survive. If you’d like to learn more from Healthline about how these essential nutrients affect your body click here!
Hopefully, this breakdown of nutrients helped out a little. Remember, before undergoing any workout consult your physician for advice. Until the next eat better!
