diff --git a/education/nutrition/Nutrients.md b/education/nutrition/Nutrients.md index dc90d9a..d5fe0a8 100644 --- a/education/nutrition/Nutrients.md +++ b/education/nutrition/Nutrients.md @@ -9,12 +9,23 @@ There are 6 nutrients: - Proteins - Water -A +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 | The usual pattern of food choices | -| Lipid | Fat | \ No newline at end of file +| 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 | \ No newline at end of file