COMPONENTS OF FOOD - BY VIVEK KUMAR SHARMA K.V.HARNAUT
COMPONENTS OF FOOD What Do Various Nutrients Do For Our Body? Nutrients play a vital role in determining the health of our body. These nutrients are used up during the process of nutrition by each cell in our body to carry out their basic functionality. Fats provide more energy to our body as compared to carbohydrates. Proteins are bodybuilding foods. Vitamins help our body to fight against diseases and also helps to keep our eyes, gums, bones in a healthy shape. There are different kinds of vitamins such as Vitamin A, B complex, C, D. E, K etc. Vitamin C protects our body against diseases. Sources of different Vitamins Vitamin A Carrot, Mango, Papaya Vitamin C Tomato, Guava, Lemon, Orange Vitamin B Rice, wheat Vitamin D Liver, fish, milk, butter Roughage, also known as dietary fibres, is obtained from plants such as fruits, whole grains etc. They do not provide nutrients but add bulk to our food and are essential to our body as they aid in digestion. Water helps absorb nutrients ...