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Macronutrients What they are Examples of

needed for? Foods

Protein
Protein provides the
building blocks of the body,
1.) and not just for muscle.
Every cell, from bone to skin
to hair, contains protein.
All of your hormones,
antibodies, and other
important substances are
composed of protein.
Protein is not used to fuel
the body unless necessary.
Proteins are made of up
different amino acids. While
the body can create some
amino acids on its own,
there are many essential
amino acids that can only
come from food. You need a
variety of amino acids for
your body to function
properly.

2.) Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are the
sugars, starches and fibres
found in fruits, grains,
vegetables and milk
products. Though often
maligned in trendy diets,
carbohydrates — one of the
basic food groups — is
important to a healthy life.
Carbohydrates are
necessary for a healthy
body. Carbs fuel your body,
especially your central
nervous system and brain, .
and protect against disease.

Fats
Fats often get a bad rap,
but recent research has
shown that healthy fats are
3.) an important part of a
healthy diet. Including
healthy fats in your diet can
help you to balance your
blood sugar, decrease your
risk of heart disease and
type 2 diabetes, and
improve your brain function.
They’re also powerful anti-
inflammatories, and they
may lower your risk of
arthritis, cancer, and
Alzheimer’s disease.
 Micronutrients What they are Examples of
needed for? Foods

Folate
Folate is one of the
eight types of B
1.) vitamins, and it helps
with the formation of
red blood cells. It is
water-soluble, and also
called vitamin B9.
Folate is a general term
that actually implicates
a family of nutrients
naturally occurring in
healthy foods—
nutrients such as
methylfolates and
dihydrofolates. It's not
to be confused with
folic acid—a synthetic
found in vitamins,
supplements, and
fortified foods that are a
known toxin large
quantities.

2.) Vitamin A
any of several fat-
soluble vitamins
(such as retinol) that
are found especially
in green or orange
vegetables (such as
carrots or spinach)
and in animal
products (such as
egg yolk, butter, or
liver) and whose
deficiency in the
animal body causes
epithelial tissues to
become keratinous
(as in the eye with
resulting visual
defects

3.) Vitamin D
any or all of several
fat-soluble vitamins
chemically related to
steroids, essential
for normal bone and
tooth structure, and
found especially in
fish-liver oils, egg
yolk, and milk or
produced by
activation (as by
ultraviolet
irradiation) of
sterols.
 Iron
Iron is used to create
haemoglobin, which is
4.) the substance in red
blood cells that carries
and delivers oxygen
around the body. Iron
deficiency is one of the
most common
nutritional deficiencies.
If you are ever
suffering from fatigue,
mild shortness of
breath or frequent
paraesthesia (the tingly
feeling you get in your
hands and feet from
lack of circulation), you
may be experiencing
an iron deficiency.

5.)
Magnesium is a cofactor in more
than 300 enzyme
systems that regulate
diverse biochemical
reactions in the body,
including protein
synthesis, muscle
and nerve function,
blood glucose
control, and blood
pressure
regulation . Magnesi
um is required for
energy production,
oxidative
phosphorylation, and
glycolysis.