Introduction to nutrition

Introduction to nutrition

Nutrition is define as the processing by which an animal or plant takes in  utilises food substances. Essential nutrients include protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamins, minerals and electrolytes. Basically, 85% of daily energy use is from fat and carbohydrates and 15% from protein. In humans, nutrition is mainly achieved through the process of putting foods into our mouths, chewing and swallowing it. The required amounts of the essential nutrients differ by age and the state of the body, for example: physical activity, diseases present (e.g. prostate cancer, breast cancer or weakened bones – known as osteoporosis), medications, pregnancy and lactation.

Why is nutrition important?

Nutrition is essential for GROWTHing and development health and wellbeing,Eating a healthy diet contributes to preventing future dieases and improving qualitys and length of life Your nutritional status is the state of your health as determined by what you eat, There are several ways of assessing nutritional status, including anthropometric (i.e. physical body measurement), food intake and biochemical measurement,

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Essential nutrient requirements

Nutrients  can be described as the chemical components of food and can be classified into six broad groups carbohydrates proteins fats vitamins, minerals and water. Water is not technically a nutrient, but it is essential for the utilisation of nutrients, Nutrients perform various functions in our bodies. including energy provision and maintaining vital processes such as digestion breathing growth and development,