Body as a System
1. Body is made of trillions of cells which form various different organs of our body.
2. These cells need raw material that is called food.
3. The food we eat consists of nutrients. These nutrients must be supplied to the body in suitable amount.
There are two types of nutrients.
MACRO NUTRIENTS
PROTIENS
CARBOHYDRATES
FATS etc.
(THIS IS THE FOOD WE
EAT NORMALLY) |
MICRO NUTRIENTS
10 AMINO ACIDS
15 VITAMINS
14 MINERALS
1 ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID
40 ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS |
You need to get all 40 nutrients in optimal amounts for energy, repair & growth.
We are about nourishment what our body needs at the meal times.