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Importance of Nutrients

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Importance of Nutrients


The nutrients we get from the food we eat will affect the size and shape of our body. The use of nutrients to build tissues and supply energy at various stages of life will be different

The human body consists of different types of nutrients. For example, a person who weighs 50 kg consists of 31 kilograms of water, 9 kg of protein, 7. kg of fat and 3 kg of minerals. Therefore, besides water, the most important building nutrient is protein. Fat is also important to build cells and energy stores. Some minerals are important, for example calcium, which is necessary to build bones and teeth, and iron which helps to build hemoglobin in the blood.

The  body use nutrient to  build the body, produce fluids and repair tissues; for example, proteins such as meat, eggs, fish, milk.It produce energy so that the body can keep alive and warm and so it can move and grow; for example, carbohydrates such as "teff, bread, sugar and pasta. It protect the body from disease.It also helps chemical processes.

During childhood, a child needs nutrients to grow larger and form different tissues such as skin, muscle, bone, and the brain so their body is able to make fluids such as blood, which nourishes and protects the cells, the body 'burns' nutrients to make energy. Sometime people are surprised to learn that nutrients are 'burning' inside their bodies. Nutrients do really burn - but in a different way from a fire so that there is no fire or smoke.

Starch, sugar and fat are made of the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. When they 'burn' in the cells, they combine with oxygen from the air that we breathe in. They release energy, and they change into carbon dioxide and water, which we breathe out.

Our bodies are 'turned' on and use energy from the moment of conception until we die. For example, energy is used to keep the heart and kidneys working.Our bodies are warm, even if we are asleep. Keeping warm uses energy.

The nutrients found in foods are-carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins and water.

Fibre is also an essential component of our diet. The functions of nutrients. given below.

Carbohydrates: Starch found in cereals and sugar in sugarcane and fruits are examples of

carbohydrates in foods. The chief function f carbohydrates is to provide energy needed by our body.Those not used immediately for this purpose are stored as glycogen or converted to fat and stored, to be moblised for energy supply when needed.


Fats: Oils found in seeds, butter from milk, and lard from meat, are examples of fats found in

foods. Fats are concentrated sources of energy, carriers of fat soluble vitamins and a source of essential fatty acids. If excess fats are taken in the diet, these are stored as fat reserves in the body. Energy taken in excess of body needs, is stored as fat in the body

Proteins: Casein from milk, albumin in egg. globulin in legumes and gluten in wheat, are examples of proteins occurring in foods. The main function of protein is the building of new tissues and maintaining and repair of those already built. Synthesis of regulatory and protective substances such as enzymes.hormones and antibodies is also a function of food proteins. About 10 per cent of the total energy is supplied by proteins in the diet. Protein, when taken in excess of the body's need, is converted to carbohydrates and fats and is stored in the body.


Minerals: The minerals calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine, sodium, potassium and others are found in various foods in combination with organic and inorganic compounds. Minerals are necessary for body-building, for building of bones, teeth and structural parts of soft tissues. They also play a role in regulation of processes in the body, e.g., muscle contraction, clotting of blood, nerve stimuli, etc.


Vitamins: Fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K and also water-soluble vitamins C and B group are found in foods. These are needed for growth, normal function of the body and normal body processes.


Water: We get water in foods we eat and a major part from the water we drink as such and as beverages. Water is an essential part of our body structure and it accounts for about 60 per cent of our body weight. Water is essential for the utilization of food material in the body and also for elimination of food waste. It is a regulator of body processes such as maintenance of body temperature.

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