Carbohydrate Nutrients

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While it can be tempting to pop a multivitamin and call it a day, the best way to meet your nutrient needs is through a balanced diet that contains lean meats, nuts, seeds, fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products. So don't use multivitamin supplements, See why There are seven main classes of nutrients that the body needs. These are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fiber and water. It is important to consume these seven nutrients on a daily basis to build and maintain health. Due to so many different vitamins they are discussed in another post
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are the polyhydroxy organic compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen – in plain explanation carbon plus water. The main sources of carbohydrates …show more content…

Each mineral is required in specific amounts ranging from y to gm per day. Some of the more important of these are calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium and iron. Minerals may be divided arbitrarily into 2 groups. The minerals, which are required in amounts greater than 100 mg/ day (macro minerals) and minerals, which are required in amounts less than 100 mg/ day (micro minerals) Macro minerals are: Calcium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Sulfur, and Manganese
Calcioum is found in: milk, egg, leafy green vegetable, fish, meat soybeans etc. Benefits: Help formation of bones and teeth structure. Activates ATP during muscular contraction, helps in blood clotting and capillary permeability.
Phosphorus: Milk, peas, meat, fish, eggs, cottage, cheese, almonds, wheat germ, soybeans, black beans etc. Function : Synthesis of nucleic acid, ATP and some protein. Helps in calcification of bones, maintain buffer system in body and bone …show more content…

Potassium benefits are: Helps transmission of nervous impulses chemical reactions and acid base balance in the body.
Sodium: can be found in table salt, eggs. meat, milk, cheese, butter, margarine, bacon etc. Benefits: Form part of tissue fluids inducing blood, involves kidney functioning and transmission of nervous impulses, acid-base balance in

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