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Access vitamin and mineral supplement fact sheets for the consumer or health professional. Available in PDF format, and in Spanish.
Nutrition: - is the sum total of the process by which living things receive and utilize the necessary materials for survival, growth and maintenance of worn out tissues.
Immerse yourself in the universe of healthy eating with our collection of free PDF nutrition books. Nutrition is key to maintaining a healthy life, encompassing the study of how food affects our body and overall well-being.
Choose a healthful assortment of foods that includes vegetables, fruits, grains (especially whole grains), skim milk, and fish, lean meat, poultry, or beans. Choose foods that are low in fat and added sugars (see pages 28-33) most of the time. Whatever the food, eat a sensible portion size (see box 3).
Nutrients can be broken down into 3 basic categories: water, macronutrients, and micronutrients. Macronutrients serve primarily as building blocks of the body and as fuel for energy producon. Micronutrients serve primarily as co-factors for proper physiological funcon and also as structural building blocks.
1. Introduction to Human Nutrition: A Global Perspective on Food and Nutrition 1. HH Vorster. 2. Body Composition 12. P Deurenberg. 3. Energy Metabolism 31. A Astrup and A Tremblay. 4. Nutrition and Metabolism of Proteins and Amino Acids 49. NK Fukagawa and Y-M Yu. 5. Digestion and Metabolism of Carbohydrates 74. J Mathers and TMS Wolever. 6.
6 Basic Nutrients. Macronutrients. Carbohydrates – Body’s main source of energy. Fats (lipids) – Used in the making of hormones. Can also be converted into energy. Proteins – Builds and repairs tissues, muscles, cartilage and bones. Water. Helps facilitate many essential biological processes within the body.