HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Water is a nutrient that makes up 60% of our body weight. It is important in many functions, it is part of every cell in every tissue in the body. Water carries other nutrients to all parts of the body, it carries waste out of the body and it helps to regulate body temperature.

Detailed explanation-2: -The water we drink is absorbed by the intestines, and circulated throughout the body in the form of body fluids such as blood. These perform various functions that keep us alive. They deliver oxygen and nutrients to the cells, and take away waste materials, which are then eliminated with urination.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is our circulatory system that transports water and nutrients to the rest of our body. This is a system of tubes which carry blood around the body. When you digest food, your small intestine absorbs the nutrients from your food and passes them into the blood stream.