notes/education/nutrition/Nutrients.md
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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

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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