Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Six essential nutrients and their functions
- Carbohydrates - provide energy and heat
- Fats/lipids - provide energy and heat
- Primarily furnish the body with heat and energy
- Proteins - Build and repair body tissue. Provides energy and heat
- Builds and repairs body tissue with the help of vitamins and minerals
- Provides energy when carbohydrates and fat reserves are low
- Vitamins - regulates body functions
- Minerals - regulate body functions
- Water - regulates body functions
- helps regulate the various body processes - circulation, respiration, digestion and elimination