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Sunday, March 22, 2009

Nutrients Deficiency-Healthy Living Part 1

By Haiyan Lai-Heskin

Eating healthfully is one of the most important steps you can take to ensuring that you live a long, healthy life. You could find healthy eating better for your budget once you get the ideas about what to eat.

Healthy diet requires some planning and some purpose to include a variety of food in your meal. Before we start planning our diet, let us find out what nutrients do we need in order to stay healthy.

1. Vitamins-Vitamins are the fuel that your body uses to create new tissue, new cells, and to keep all the systems in the body running properly. Without vitamins you can?t survive. Vitamins are essential for life and good health.

2. Minerals-Minerals is the key to process food effectively in order to get the vitamins that the body needs. Some sources state that sixteen minerals are required to support human biochemical processes which helps your body digest food and keep your metabolism running properly.

3. Amino Acids-Amino acids are essential because the body uses them to produce hormones, neurotransmitters and other chemicals that help maintain the body?s delicate chemical balance. Lack of amino acids can lead to severe imbalances that can cause a lot of unpleasant conditions.

4. Fat-Fats play a vital role in maintaining healthy skin and hair, insulating body organs against shock, maintaining body temperature, and promoting healthy cell function. They also serve as energy stores for the body. Vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat-soluble, meaning they can only be digested, absorbed, and transported in conjunction with fats. Fats are also sources of essential fatty acids, an important dietary requirement.

5. Protein-Protein is one of the key building blocks of the body. Protein is the main source of energy for the body. Protein also helps build muscle and it is essential to help the body repair damage and keep all the systems of the body running efficiently.

6. Carbohydrates-Carbs give you energy, and without them you will soon find yourself unable to do even simple tasks, even though some weight loss plans promote the idea that you don?t need carbohydrates. In order to have the energy that you need to get yourself out of bed each day and function in the world you need to eat at least a minimal amount of carbs everyday.

Healthy eating involves a variety of food from the basic food. As we just learnt the essential nutrient needs for healthy living, in part 2 we should get into details about what kind of foods contains these nutrients that we can eat in a low budget. - 17269

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