Guide to Essential Nutrients

essential-nutrients Essential nutrients are substances from food that nourish the body. The six categories of essential nutrients include water, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals. Such substances are indispensable for normal body functioning. The human body however cannot synthesize these in adequate amounts for good health, and as such, must obtain these nutrients from dietary sources.

This Bright Hub guide to essential nutrients includes a vast library of comprehensive articles to help you make the best choices on which foods to choose and their nutritional information, the health benefits of various kinds of foods and food sources, and the appropriate types of foods for a host of situations and circumstances. Maintain good dietary health with Bright Hub's informative articles and this guide.

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The Loss of Essential Nutrients in Canned Vegetables

Canned vegetables are cheaper and can be found easily. However, the loss of nutrients in canned vegetables is the main disadvantage of using these as food. Learn why canning causes...

The Loss of Essential Nutrients in Canned Vegetables

Canned vegetables are cheaper and can be found easily. However, the loss of nutrients in canned vegetables is the main disadvantage of using these as food. Learn why canning causes loss of nutrients....

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Plant Genetics and Agrobacterium

Agrobacterium is commonly found in the soil and is known to cause crown gall tumors in plants. These bacteria are also used in plant genetic engineering to modify or change plant genes. The bacterium can...

Guide to a Prokaryotic Cell

Small they may be, but there's a whole world of activity going on inside prokaryotic cells. Prokaryotic structure is very different to that of eukaryotic cell structure, they lack...

What is the Blood Brain Barrier?

The blood brain barrier is a semi-permeable barrier that acts as a physical obstacle as well as being a cellular transport system. It prevents harmful substances such as bacteria from...