HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -The six essential nutrients are vitamins, minerals, protein, fats, water, and carbohydrates.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nutrients have one or more of three basic functions: they provide energy, contribute to body structure, and/or regulate chemical processes in the body. These basic functions allow us to detect and respond to environmental surroundings, move, excrete wastes, breathe, grow, and reproduce.

Detailed explanation-3: -Traditionally we think of the six essential nutrients as carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals and water. Think of carbohydrates as the body’s source of fuel. All carbohydrates are broken down into glucose and used to fuel body systems and activity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nutrients are normally divided into five categories: Water, protein, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins. Water is the main constituent of the body. Two‐thirds of the body is water, thus, an animal can live much longer without feed than water. Water helps the body digest food and carries nutrients to body tissues.