Sunday, July 11, 2010

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                                                       Essential nutrients for our body.
 
     Food has many uses in our lives. It is used to satisfy hunger and to also to satisfy our desire for food. It can also be used as a median for interacting with others. However, out all these uses the most important reason for eating food is this; to maintain a well balanced and sound body. A sound body can be acquired when people consume a well balanced diet. Then what can be understood as a well balanced diet? Accodring to nutritional science, a well balanced diet is an adequate consumption of proper food that contains essential nutrients for the body.
 
     Carbohydrates is one such examople. it makes startch and starch makes blood sugar. Blood sugar is an one of the basic components that makes up the bod. It acts as a main energy supplier to the body and is very important as it also plays a role in providing energy to the brain, Food that consists of carbohydrates are rice, noodles, chips, bread, sweets and soda. Almost all people consume carbohyrdate related food everyday. For example in Korera, Japan and China people eat rice as a staple diet, while in the U.S.A or the U.K. people often eat sandwiches and pasta. Also childern and many adults love to eat chocolate or sweets which are full of carbohydrates.
 
     Protein is another important food element that needs to be considered. It makes up our body's blood cells. The proteins play a role by building up the framework of our body, supply materials to repair body waste, supply the essential ingredients of the body lubricants and maintain the strength of the muscles. Hair and nails are made up of protein. Proteins are nitrogenous elements. They are the only nutrients that have nitrogen in a form that is acceptable to our body, and as the body has to have nitrogent, this nutrient is essential. We can get protein mainly form meat, fish, nuts and eggs. Nowadays some people eat protein a lot to develop muscles.
 
     Fat has the most calories than other food element. It contains 4,220 calories to the pound, which is much higher than the caloric value of any other classes of food. Due to the fact that these foods are high in calories, we should be careful not to overeat them. In cold regions fat is more required due to the fact that the body burns off more heat to stay warm, while in the warm regions they need less. Thus it is important that people in warm weather eat less of fat related foods, or else suffer from becoming obese. Dairy products, butter and chocolate are mostly composed of fat.
 
     Eating only what one wants is not good for a balanced body. People nowadays have become more interested in their health than before, but they still don't eat a balanced meal. For example people are interested in diet eat only meat or vegetables of fruits. This might be good for the appearance in the short run, but in the end the body will become unbalanced and illnesses will arise. Eating carbohydrates, protein and fat in the proper amounts is the best way for both appearance and health.

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