Sports & Nutrition

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A. Balanced Diet:- A complete food, a diet contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for proper growth & maintenance of the body.

B. Nutrition:- It is the process of obtaining & consuming food or breaking down food & substances taken in by the mouth to use for energy in the body.

C. Nutrients:- The energic food in our diet consists of various types of essential chemicals for our body termed as nutrients:- e.g. Protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins & minerals.

D: Macronutrients: Macronutrients mainly include carbohydrates, proteins and fats and also water which is required in large quantities and their main function is the release of energy in the body. Macronutrients include Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen.

E: Micronutrients: Micronutrients mainly comprise vitamins and minerals which are required in minute quantities. However, both macronutrients, as well as micronutrients, are essential. Micronutrients are chlorine, iron, manganese, zinc, boron, sodium, copper, molybdenum and nickel.