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 |