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Article on the importance of food in our diet

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A food is something that provides nutrients. Nutrients are substances that provide:

energy for activity, growth, and all functions of the body such as breathing, digesting food, and keeping warm;

materials for the growth and repair of the body, and for keeping the immune system healthy.

There are many different nutrients.We divide them into:

Macro (big) nutrients that we need in large amounts. These are:

carbohydrates (starches, sugars and dietary fibre);

fats - there are several kinds (see Box 4);

proteins - there are hundreds of different proteins.

Micro (small) nutrients that we need in small amounts. There are many of these but the ones most likely to be lacking in the diet are:

minerals - iron (see Box 6, page 19), iodine and zinc;

vitamins - vitamin A, B-group vitamins (including folate) and vitamin C.

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