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why do we need food??

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Answered by Anonymous
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Why do we need food?

Food is one of the basic components of our life.

Importance of food

It provides all the basic vital nutrients like proteins, vitamins, carbohydrates, fats, and minerals to our body. All nutrients provide energy to our body when our body gets the energy to metabolism in our body and our body functions properly.

  • The food we eat gives our body essential nutrients to grow and heal when we are injured or ill.
  • Plants and animals are the two sources of our food materials
  • We eat the leafy vegetable, fruits, and some parts of plants like stem and roots.
  • Milk, egg, meat, chicken, fish, prawn, beef, pork etc., are the food products we get from animals.

Essential food types

  • Carbohydrate (carbs) is one of the primary nutrients for the body
  • Proteins are organic compounds that contain oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen.
  • Fats are the third most important form of nutrients in the body.
  • Vitamins perform numerous vital functions that are very much required for our body to increase several organs’ growth and help maintain the diet.

Answered by sonasg80892
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A food is something that provides nutrients. ... 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.

  • Carbohydrates - dietary fibre: Fibre makes faeces soft and bulky and absorbs harmful .
  • Carbohydrates - starches and sugars: To provide energy needed to keep the body b
  • Fats: To provide a concentrated source of energy and the fatty acids needed for gro...
  • Proteins: To build cells, body fluids, antibodies and other parts of the immune system. ...

short ans why we need food

Food is needed for growth, it provides nutrients to the body, it provides energy to the body. Food is extremely important for keeping the immune system of the body healthy. 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

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