The breakdown
50% nutrition
30% rest
20% workout
= success
not starting a clean eating habit can cause you!
Nutrients provide energy or kcalories, to promote the growth and maintenance of the body, and/or regulate body processes.
There are six classes of nutrients.
1. Carbohydrates
2. Fats (aka lipids)
3. Protein
4. Vitamins
5. Minerals
6. Water
Carbs, fats, and protein are energy-yeilding nutrients because they can be burned as fuel to provide energy for the body.
Carbohydrates: 4 calories per gram
Fats: 9! calories per gram
protein: 4 calories per gram
in addition of Alcohol: 7! calories per gram
Vitamins are none caloric found in a wide variety of foods that are essential in small quantities to regulate body processes, maintain the body, and allow growth and reproduction.
Minerals also required by the body in small amounts and do not provide energy.
Water is important to carryout body functions from transporting vitamins and minerals to proper metabolism of nutrients.
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Allan Aquino AKA Fitchef
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