Nutrition Essentials
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The human body requires a wide range of nutrients to function properly and maintain good health.
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Nutrition Essentials - Allen Nissanth
Nutrition
Essentials
A Beginner's Guide to Vital Nutrients
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ........................................................ 10
MACRONUTRIENTS: ........................................... 10
CARBOHYDRATES: ............................................. 10
PROTEINS: ............................................................. 10
FATS (LIPIDS): ...................................................... 11
MICRONUTRIENTS: ............................................. 11
VITAMINS: .............................................................. 11
MINERALS: ............................................................ 11
WATER: .................................................................. 12
FIBER: ..................................................................... 12
ANTIOXIDANTS: ................................................... 12
PHYTONUTRIENTS: ............................................. 13
ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS: ............................... 13
AMINO ACIDS: ...................................................... 13
ELECTROLYTES: ................................................. 14
CHOLINE: ............................................................... 14
TRACE ELEMENTS: ............................................. 14
PROBIOTICS: ........................................................ 15
MACRONUTRIENTS ................................................. 17
CARBOHYDRATES: ............................................. 17
PROTEINS: ............................................................. 17
FATS: ....................................................................... 18
MICRONUTRIENTS .................................................. 21
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VITAMINS: .............................................................. 21
FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS: ................................. 21
WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS: .......................... 22
MINERALS: ............................................................ 22
TRACE ELEMENTS: ............................................. 23
WATER ........................................................................ 25
HYDRATION: ......................................................... 25
CELLULAR FUNCTION: ...................................... 25
DIGESTION: ........................................................... 26
CIRCULATION: ...................................................... 26
TEMPERATURE REGULATION: ....................... 26
JOINT LUBRICATION: ......................................... 27
DETOXIFICATION: ............................................... 27
FIBER .......................................................................... 30
SOLUBLE FIBER: ................................................. 30
INSOLUBLE FIBER: ............................................. 31
DIGESTIVE HEALTH: ........................................... 31
HEART HEALTH: .................................................. 32
BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL: .............................. 32
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: ................................... 32
GUT HEALTH: ....................................................... 32
ANTIOXIDANTS ......................................................... 35
VITAMINS: .............................................................. 35
MINERALS: ............................................................ 36
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PHYTOCHEMICALS: ............................................ 36
ENZYMES: .............................................................. 36
PROTECTION AGAINST OXIDATIVE STRESS:
.................................................................................. 37
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS: ................... 37
SKIN HEALTH: ...................................................... 37
AGING: .................................................................... 38
IMMUNE SUPPORT: ............................................. 38
PHYTONUTRIENTS .................................................. 40
FLAVONOIDS: ....................................................... 40
CAROTENOIDS: .................................................... 41
GLUCOSINOLATES: ............................................ 41
PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS: ................................. 41
SAPONINS: ............................................................ 42
ALLYL SULFIDES: ............................................... 42
TERPENES: ............................................................ 42
ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY: ................................... 43
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY