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How are nutrients essential to us?
How are nutrients essential to us?
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In order to sustain life, we all require food; we are well aware that food is the fuel which provides us with the energy to carry on with every thing we do on a regular basis. Food consists of nutrients which gets into our body through the complex process of digestion. Nutrients are the substances which provides nourishments essential for the maintenance of life and for growth.
We intake bites of food and chew them to make it finer with the saliva, once this paste goes through the esophagus and stomach and gets exposed and reacts with various enzymes it comes down finally to absorbable nutrients. These nutrients through blood are passed on to the whole body which again provides us with the required immunity and energy.
Nutrients are basically classified into:
1. Carbohydrates: It is basically sugar and starches are found in food such as rice, grains such as wheat, bajra etc.
2. Protein: It helps in developing the brain and in building muscle, It is generally found in food items such as egg, fish, meat, milk etc.
3. Fats: This nutrient is necessary but at the same time excess consumption can lead to obesity. Fats are found in food items such as ghee, butter, oil, cheese etc.
4. Vitamin: There are various types of vitamins present, they help in immunizing a body, vitamin is found in fruits and vegetables.
5. Minerals: Minerals are complementary to vitamins are found in water, fruits and vegetables.
All the nutrients that in in the right amount is very much necessary, deficiency of these nutrients causes various disease and obstructs a healthy life.
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There have been many research and scientific proves that intaking proper nutrients are very much important to every human body. In taking a proper nutrients which the body actually requires leads you a healthy life that is, your stress gets reduced, you get strong and active. You feel fresh and no disease can catch your body.
In today’s time, the food which we intake are excess of calories, carbs and fat which is not good for our body.
So instead of going for junk food, maintain the nutrients and healthy diet.
Some of the healthy nutrients which the body needs are:
1) Proteins: Protein is required to every body. Foods you can intake having rich in protein are eggs, milk, paneer etc.
2) Vitamins: Vitamins are required for healthy skin and hair. Foods like citrus fruits, almonds, nuts etc helps to give you glowing skin and healthy growing hair.
3) good fat: Good fat is also a requirement as it provides strength to the body. Foods like peanut butter, avocados etc. gives you the strength to work more.
4)Water: Water is very important part of life and it should be taken in a proper amount. 8-10 glasses of water is needed atleast a day to stay hydrated. Lack of water in body gives you weakness.
By consuming such nutrients, and avoiding junk food will lead you a healthy life without any disease or any danger.
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Food and water are the components on which our body stands. For a living body to perform action certain vitamins, minerals, fats, protein, carbohydrates and that can only be consumed through the intake of food. There are a lot of advantages of taking health diet. They are:- helps to reduce stress, helps to perform action, makes body strong to fight infections,boost mood, making bones strong. Our body needs food and energy even for actions like sleeping and dreaming. Eating healthy means replacing salt and sugar with more nutritious options such as jaggery, natural sugar like sugarcane and taking very little amount of salt. Adding roughage and fibrous food to the food helps to maintain healthy gut health. Fibrous foods includes legumes,salads, leafy vegetables fruits and they also help in bowel movements. Foods like almonds help in improving memory power of an individual. Foods like dairy products, brocolli, eggs, fishes etc helps in making bones and teeth strong.
Water intake also has numerous benefits such as-
It helps to create saliva that helps in to smoothley initiate the process of digestion.
Staying hydrated help in regulating body temperature. While doing physical activities sweat is secreted that helps to keep the body cool. At that time body looses electrolystes and vitamin and at that time water intake helps in the balanceing of those electrolytes and vitamins.
It also helps to lubricate the joints spinal cords and joints for easy movement.
It helps to remove excess water through urination, precipitation etc in order to regulate body’s temperature.
Taking adequate amount of water helps in maximising the physical activity.
It helps in smooth bowel movement and helps prevent constipation.
It improves the oxygen leve in the blood and carries essential vitamin and minerals in the entire body.
Helps in the treatment of diseases like:-
Constipation
Kidney stones
Hypertension
Urinary tract infection
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