What is nutrients??

Answer:
Firstly it is - What are nutrients ?
A nutrient is a food or substance that provides us nourishment.
Most common nutrients are the minerals, vitamins, fats, carbohydrates etc that we get from the food we eat.

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vitiams

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like in food?

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What are nutrients? http://www.reference.com/search?q=nutrie...

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Generally the term nutrients makes reference to "MACRO Nutrients"
These are broken down into three specific types
1. Carbohydrates
2. Fats
3. ProteinsEach one serves a specific purpose but mainly to stimulate hormones in the body.
1. Carbs stimulate the hormone insulin
2. Fats stimulate the hormone eciosanoids
3. Protein stimulates the hormone glucagon (i think)
Insulin for producing energy Glucagon for muscular regeneration and eciosanoids are like a Co ordinator hormone that helps all the other hormones do their jobs efficiently.

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nutrients are the ingredients of a certain food or a food composition.

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