NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Vitamins and minerals are micronutrients required by the body to carry out a range of normal functions. However, these micronutrients are not produced in our bodies and must be derived from the food we eat. Vitamins are organic substances that are generally classified as either fat soluble or water soluble.

Detailed explanation-2: -We don’t manufacture essential minerals in the body. We get them from our diet. The minerals come from rocks, soil, and water, and they’re absorbed as the plants grow or by animals as the animals eat the plants.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vitamins – Molecules that the body cannot manufacture but needs for growth and maintenance. Two exceptions are Vitamin D, which can be produced internally from sun exposure, and Vitamin K2, which can be produced by intestinal bacteria. Both can also be obtained from food. Vitamins are larger molecules than minerals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Minerals are inorganic chemical elements that are necessary for many body processes and needed for good health. Minerals are not synthesized biologically, so they are essential nutrients. Macrominerals-which are needed in relatively large quantities-include calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, and sodium.