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

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

Remarks

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