notes/education/nutrition/Nutrients.md

Nutrients are the life sustaining substances found in food.
- Necessary for growth, maintenance, and repair. 

There are 6 nutrients:
 - Vitamins
 - Minerals
 - Carbs
 - Lipids
 - Proteins
 - Water

A macronutrient is a nutrient the body requires in large quantities, whereas a micronutrient is a nutrient the body requires in small quantities.

| Macronutrients | Micronutrients |
| -------------- | -------------- |
| Carbs          | Vitamins       |
| Lipids         | Minerals       |
| Proteins       |                |
Nutrients are used for:
- Growth and development
- Energy
- Regulation of processes
# Definitions
| Term               | Definition                                                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Nutrients          | The life sustaining substances found in food. Necessary for growth, maintenance, and repair.                                                                          |
| Nutrition          | The study of how nutrients affect our body.                                                                                                                           |
| Diet               | A person's usual pattern of food choices. Everyone has a diet, and you don't begin and end diets, you just make changes to your existing diet.                        |
| Lipid              | Fat                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Organic            | An organic substance contains *carbon*, and can be degraded.                                                                                                          |
| Essential nutrient | A nutrient is considered *essential* if it *must* be supplied by food, because the body cannot create it in sufficient quantities. If an essential nutrient is missin |
vault backup: 2024-09-04 10:33:39 2024-09-04 16:33:39 +00:00			`Nutrients are the life sustaining substances found in food.`
			`- Necessary for growth, maintenance, and repair.`

			`There are 6 nutrients:`
			`- Vitamins`
			`- Minerals`
			`- Carbs`
			`- Lipids`
			`- Proteins`
			`- Water`

vault backup: 2024-09-04 10:38:39 2024-09-04 16:38:39 +00:00			`A macronutrient is a nutrient the body requires in large quantities, whereas a micronutrient is a nutrient the body requires in small quantities.`
vault backup: 2024-09-04 10:33:39 2024-09-04 16:33:39 +00:00
vault backup: 2024-09-04 10:38:39 2024-09-04 16:38:39 +00:00			`\| Macronutrients \| Micronutrients \|`
			`\| -------------- \| -------------- \|`
			`\| Carbs \| Vitamins \|`
			`\| Lipids \| Minerals \|`
			`\| Proteins \| \|`
			`Nutrients are used for:`
			`- Growth and development`
			`- Energy`
			`- Regulation of processes`
vault backup: 2024-09-04 10:33:39 2024-09-04 16:33:39 +00:00			`# Definitions`
vault backup: 2024-09-04 10:38:39 2024-09-04 16:38:39 +00:00			`\| Term \| Definition \|`
			`\| ------------------ \| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \|`
			`\| Nutrients \| The life sustaining substances found in food. Necessary for growth, maintenance, and repair. \|`
			`\| Nutrition \| The study of how nutrients affect our body. \|`
			`\| Diet \| A person's usual pattern of food choices. Everyone has a diet, and you don't begin and end diets, you just make changes to your existing diet. \|`
			`\| Lipid \| Fat \|`
			`\| Organic \| An organic substance contains carbon, and can be degraded. \|`
			`\| Essential nutrient \| A nutrient is considered essential if it must be supplied by food, because the body cannot create it in sufficient quantities. If an essential nutrient is missin \|`