Health and Nutrition
Health and Nutrition both are inter-linked terms, as the nutrients, we intake to nourish our bodies, frame our health. Although, there are several food nutrients; only, organic compounds e.g Carbohydrates , Fats and Proteins provide us with energy. Though the rest of others including fibre , vitamins , mineral salts and water , are also necessary for the growth and maintenance of a body. We need to maintain a balance in the food intake , in order to live an active and healthy life. Although all of the organic compounds provide us with energy but the amount of energy differ from nutrient to nutrient, according to several researches carbohydrates provide us with most of the energy required to carry out the vital life processes of the body, by providing us 16 kiloJoules of energy per one gram of burning food, which requires the temperature of 41 degrees Celsius . Protein may be used to provide us with energy but its major function is the growth of the body and ...