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HAVE A NICE DAY

Dr. Rubaiul Murshed
ll health information to keep you up to date
Why is 'nutrition' a popular topic these days?
Contemporary medication has put far too little stress on nutritional treatments mainly because of the failure of many professionals to grasp certain basic concepts about Nutrition. But according to researchers nutrition means, 'all the processes involved in the taking in and utilization of food substances by which growth, repair, and maintenance of activities in the body as a whole or in any of its parts are accomplished'. It includes ingestion, digestion, absorption, and metabolism.
And essential nutrients are those substances (proteins or amino acids, carbohydrates, fats or essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals) necessary for growth, normal functioning, and maintaining life; they must be supplied by foods because the body can't make them. This definition can be extended to include other components that are necessary for human life. These could include oxygen and water. Some nutrients are capable of being stored by the body in various forms and drawn upon when the food intake is not sufficient. An example of a nutrient that is not stored is Vitamin C.
At the present time, nutrition is a key issue for good reason. This topic has also got a significant place in our new health strategy. Within the last decade researchers have been conducting impressive new nutrition studies. These studies go miles beyond our previous understanding of the role nutrition plays in health. Scientists have been exploring many different aspects of nutrition. The benefits and hazards of different kinds of fats, such as saturated fats, fish oils and hydrogenated fats, the role of different types of fibres in reducing cholesterol and cutting the risks of colon and breast cancer, and the reasons behind the fact that people who eat large quantities of fruits and vegetables seem to have reduced risk of many diseases, cannot be denied.
Factors that influence nutritional status are --
+ the quality of the food we eat
+ the quantity of the food we eat
+ biochemical individuality and
+ the efficiency of digestion, absorption and utilisation
Did you know?
Vitamin C is the body's most powerful water-soluble antioxidant. It shields cells in the body from oxidative damage. Although some people strongly believe about the role of vitamin C on colds, an analysis of a dozen studies of vitamin C's effect on cold is not quite clear, but the effect is almost certainly an antioxidant one.
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