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What Is Important About nutrition?

By Eugene Williams

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Published: 04May2008
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Nutrients are substances that are involved in the creation of every molecule in the body. The human body needs more than 45 nutrients, and all the different ways that nutrients are utilized are as varied as the cells, molecules, and tissues, they help to create. Fats, proteins, and carbohydrates or (macronutrients) are broken down through the process of metabolism to give our bodies energy. In addition, vitamins, and minerals called (micronutrients) are not themselves metabolized for energy, but are instead crucial in aiding to convert macronutrients to energy. In order to optimize your muscle and fitness levels its important to understand what role nutrients play in our lives.

What Are Nutritional Supplements?

Nutritional supplements are vitamins, minerals and other food components that can possibly be used to treat illness and also support good health. Plant compounds known as phytochemicals (found in soybeans and tomatoes) have some possible disease battling properties. Supplementation is a primary way to overcome the over tilling problem and thereby helping to maintain sufficient nutrient levels. Zinc supplementation has been researched and shown to reduce the duration of the common cold and decrease the incidence of acute diarrhea in children.

These days over tilling the soil where we grow our crops has made it difficult for us in America to obtain the adequate nutrients we once had in our fruits and vegetables. As a result, we actually need to consume more tomatoes, cucumbers and spinach to get the same amount in one of those twenty, thirty and forty years ago.

What Functions Do Vitamins And Minerals Play In Our Bodies?

Vitamins and minerals play an essential role in our body's basic growth, metabolism, and development. Vitamins and minerals do this by aiding the body in performing various tasks. As you may know a vitamin is not a source of energy in and of itself, it can provide the mechanism the body needs to unlock energy stored in food. Furthermore, there are some vitamins and minerals combos that work together such as the mineral zinc and vitamin A. Zinc enables the body to use vitamin A to promote good vision. A lack of vitamin a may lead to night blindness, which consists of the eyes having difficulty adjusting to darkness.

Therefore zinc supplementation may prevent this condition by keeping Vitamin A functioning normally. Supplementation can help to aid in the progress of your muscle and fitness development.

What Is Important About Good Nutrition?

Heart disease, obesity, cancer, and diabetes have been shown to be influenced by eating habits. As a result, dietary changes can help to possibly treat and prevent these conditions. For example, decreasing simple sugars (glucose, sucrose, fructose and lactose) can prevent diabetes, and high fiber diets (especially soluble fiber) can help control diabetes. Another example is decreasing fat and cholesterol intake and adding whole grains to the diet can prevent arteriosclerosis (plaque build up in the arteries), which can lead to heart disease or stroke.

Researchers have found that in a study of 20,000 men, one fishmeal per week was linked to a 52% reduction in the risk of sudden death from a heart attack. Fish is relatively high in omega 3 fatty acids and can protect the heart from fatal arrhythmias.

Below are a few studies done on nutrition

Iron supplementation in iron-depleted women improves aerobic training ability.

Eating small amounts of fish (wild salmon is best) during pregnancy may protect against early delivery and low birth weight infants.

Lutein and zeanxanthin in the diet may reduce cataracts and protect against colon cancer.

Flavonoids (found in citrus fruits, apples, onions, carrots and broccoli) may protect against certain types of lung cancer.

A complete muscle and fitness training program along with a good nutritional supplements can help produce overall good health.

DISCLAIMER

The information provided herein should not be construed as a health-care diagnosis, treatment regimen or any other prescribed health-care advice or instruction. The information is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in the practice of medicine or any other health-care profession and does not enter into a health-care practioner/ patient relationship with its readers

Nutrition plays a vital role in our lives. For a more detailed look at how nutrition affects men go to http://www.born-again-health-and-fitness.com/muscle-and-fitness.html

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