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Essential Nutrients and Their Functions

This document discusses the main macronutrients and micronutrients that make up human nutrition. It mentions that proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and water are essential nutrients that provide the body with energy, aid in growth and cell repair, and help maintain overall health and organ function. Many of these nutrients also play important roles in processes like metabolism, insulation, hormone production, and vision.

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Essential Nutrients and Their Functions

This document discusses the main macronutrients and micronutrients that make up human nutrition. It mentions that proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and water are essential nutrients that provide the body with energy, aid in growth and cell repair, and help maintain overall health and organ function. Many of these nutrients also play important roles in processes like metabolism, insulation, hormone production, and vision.

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substances,
transport
chemical
reactions
minerals Untitled
insulation,
protecting
organs
growth, water Fats (lipids) energy
building (respiration)
muscle,
repairing body
tissue,
Protein nutrition carbohydrate for energy
making (respiration)
hormones or stored as
and enzymes vitamins Fibre fat if in excess
it aids
digestion
adds bulk to
vita-making food being
cells in the moved
eye that allow through the
us to see in digestion
dim light vitc- system
healthy
connective
tissues eg
gums vitd-
healthy bones
and teeth

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