6/4/2023 0 Comments Macro nutrients![]() This macronutrient is actually one of the body’s main energy sources. But no need to scream in despair and cut it out of your diet completely. The most controversial f-word in the world: fat. Keep reading to know what they do apart from supplying energy. At the energy level, lipids give the most energy (9kcal per gram of lipid), followed by proteins and carbohydrates that give the same amount of energy (4kcal per gram). Macronutrients are known as energy providing nutrients but can also be part of the building block of cell components. Vitamins and minerals make up the micronutrients, tiny essential molecules that do a lot of good! ![]() Macronutrients are fats, proteins, carbohydrates, and fiber. Macronutrients are required in large quantities and micronutrients in relatively small quantities. Nutrients are classified into macronutrients and micronutrients, macro's and micro's in short, related to the quantity used. Your body is continuously breaking down and building up a wide variety of proteins, but to do that it needs amino acids and 9 are called essential amino acids because they can only be supplied by food. There are many types, some are essential and cannot be produced by the body itself and some can be made from precursors within the body. Nutrients have various roles: to produce energy, create building blocks and help with special cellular functions. ![]() Nutrients are all the compounds in food that are used directly, or indirectly with the help of bacteria, by your body to perform its amazing functions. ![]()
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