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FUN FACTS ABOUT NUTRITION

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Amazingly your body is composed of food that you eat. You are what you eat.

Your nutrients in the body are the same in foods. Here's the reason why

NUTRIENTS IN FOODS AND THE BODY

NUTRIENTS COMPOSITION OF FOODS

Let's first talk about your foods. Look at your tomato, it is round, colour varies from green to red. *Chemical analysis of food such as a tomato shows that is composed primarily of water (95%). Most of the solid material are carbohydrate🍞, lipids🥑, and proteins🍗. If you could remove these materials, you would find a tiny residue of vitamins, minerals and another compound. The six classes of nutrients - a substance the body uses for the growth, maintenance, and repair of its tissues.* 

NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF THE BODY

Now let's talk about your body anatomically. *The human body is made of a compound similar to those found in foods- mostly water (60%) and some fat (12-21% for young men, 23-31% for young women), with carbohydrate, protein, vitamins, minerals, and other minor constituents making up the remainder. *

*Essential nutrients
The body can make some nutrients, but it cannot make all of them. Also, it makes in sufficient quantities to meet its needs and therefore, must obtain these nutrients from foods. The nutrients that foods must supply are essential. When used to refer to nutrients, the word essential means more than just "necessary", it means "needed from the outside the body" - normally from foods. *
 *(Understanding Normal and Clinical Nutrition by Rolfes, Pinna, Whitney 9th edition)*

These are some of the basic facts about you and your foods. This can answer some of your questions. Why some foods need more and less of others. More vegetables, fruits and less fat and protein. Because when you eat foods that your body already produces it can accumulate and can cause side effects that are detrimental to your health. When less intake of fruits and vegetables which is the primary source of vitamins and minerals that need more of your body due to cannot produce its own, it can lead to vitamins and mineral deficiency which some of the consequences is irreversible. 

You can picture your body as any machine. It needs to take care of to last a decade. Taking responsibility for these gifts (your body, your nutrition )by being kind to nurture and also maintaining them. It's an investment that only you can benefit from in the future. 

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