subject: Why Our Body Need Nutrition [print this page] It's almost impossible to eat the required daily amounts of vitamins, minerals and all that our body requires for optimal performance on any given day one. Optimal performance means waking in the morning fed enough energy to take each day with thoughts clear to the management of our challenges effectively. A strong musculoskeletal system of good posture and circulation, and a clear communication system between the body and mind.
Nutrients from food are absorbed by the body as it passes through the digestive system:
The essential nutrients for cell growth, maintenance and repair.
Nutrients provide energy to allow your body to function efficiently.
Nutrients Along with fiber and water, are essential for good health.
Vitamins and minerals are not in themselves provide energy, but macronutrients depend on them to control the release of energy from food.
Vitamins are organic substances.
It activates enzymes, which are proteins that act as catalysts to speed up biological reactions that take place in your body.
Your body produces a certain amount of vitamins D and K, but all other vitamins come from your diet or supplements.
To work correctly, 114 nutrients the body needs each day. Both our food and nutritional supplements should provide the full range of nutrients:
Macro-nutrients: proteins, carbohydrates and fats
Micro-nutrients: vitamins, minerals and trace elements
Phyto-nutrients: nutrients of plant origin
No group can meet individual nutritional food needs of our body. It is very important to add a variety of healthy foods to our meals, for all types of food required by our body. There are five main categories of foods that are highly nutritious in nature:
Vegetables
Dried Fruits
And Vegetables Cereals
Milk and dairy products, and
Birds, Fish and Meat products
Food Pyramid food groups organizing graphically. The food groups are:
Cereals
Vegetables
Dried Fruits
Milk and milk products
Meats, fish, and beans
Oils
Fiber: 20-35 g per day
Sources of fiber: Apple = 3g. 1 cup = 19g black beans. cup raw broccoli = 7g
Why do you need: Fiber helps digestion of work on both sides to create solid waste and to maintain the functioning of the colon. Fiber also reduces the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes by reducing levels of triglycerides in the blood and help the body excrete waste unnecessary.
Calcium: 1.000 to 1.300 mg per day
Sources of calcium: cup cooked spinach = 120 mg.
8 oz low-fat yogurt = 415mg. 8 oz 2% milk = 297mg
Why we need it: Calcium helps to prevent or lessen the severity risk of osteoporosis. It helps our bones to become strong and tough. Calcium is also necessary for muscle action. Several studies have also shown a relationship between calcium intake with lower body weight.
