Characteristics of nutrients
- The highest calorie among the three major nutrients
- It is becoming the energy source for moving the body
- It has become a material of the body’s cell membrane and hormones
- It helps absorption of fat soluble vitamins
Function of nutrients
- Cell membranes, nerve tissues, components of nucleic acids
- Helps to absorb fat-soluble vitamins
When nutrients are deficient
- Get tired easily,too skinny,physical strength declines
- Vessels and cell membranes weaken
- Possibility of cerebral hemorrhage
- The absorption of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) deteriorates
When nutrients overdose
- obesity
- Diabetes, arteriosclerosis, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer
- Causes of lifestyle-related diseases such as dyslipidemia (hyperlipemia)
Foods rich in nutrients
- beef
- Pork belly meat
- egg yolk
- heavy cream
- goosefish liver
Summary
- There is no shortage if you eat a normal meal
- There is a possibility of deficiency due to dietary restriction
- It is used for energy, cell membranes, hormones, etc in the body
- It is stored as body fat
- Body fat = used as energy when energy shortage
- It is difficult to absorb fat-soluble vitamins
- A type of fatty acid (linoleic acid or α-linolenic acid) can not be made in the body
- Be careful of taking too much of “invisible oil” contained in sweets, meat, fish etc