Nutrition

Fats
is the science that interprets the interaction
are one of the three main macronutrients,
of nutrients and other substances in food in
along with carbohydrates and proteins. Fat
relation to maintenance, growth,
molecules consist of primarily carbon and
reproduction, health and disease of an
hydrogen atoms and are therefore
organism. It includes food intake,
hydrophobic and are soluble in organic
absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis,
solvents and insoluble in water. Examples
catabolism, and excretion.
include cholesterol, phospholipids, and
triglycerides.

Nutrients
are compounds in foods essential to life and
health, providing us with energy, the
building blocks for repair and growth and
substances necessary to regulate chemical
processes. There are six majornutrients:
Carbohydrates (CHO), Lipids (fats),
Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals, Water.
Carbohydrates
are the sugars, starches and fibers found in
fruits, grains, vegetables and milk products.
Though often maligned in trendy
diets, carbohydrates— one of the basic
food groups — are important to a healthy
diet
 Proteins
are essential nutrients for the human body.
They are one of the building blocks of body
tissue and can also serve as a fuel source.
As a fuel, proteins provide as much energy
density as carbohydrates: 4 kcal per gram;
in contrast, lipids provide 9 kcal per gram.
Minerals
are found in foods like cereals, bread,
meat, fish, milk, dairy, nuts, fruit (especially
dried fruit) and vegetables. We need more
of some minerals than others. For example,
we need more calcium, phosphorus,
magnesium, sodium, potassium and
chloride than we do iron, zinc, iodine,
selenium and copper.
Vitamin
is an organic molecule that is an essential
micronutrient that an organism needs in
small quantities for the proper functioning of
its metabolism. Essential nutrients cannot
be synthesized in the organism, either at all
or not in sufficient quantities, and therefore
must be obtained through the diet.
Water
is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, and
nearly colorless chemical substance, which
is the main constituent of Earth's streams,
lakes, and oceans, and the fluids of most
living organisms. It is vital for all known
forms of life, even though it provides no
calories or organic nutrients.