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# Components Of Food ## Introduction ### 1.1 Nutrients In Food Food is that material which provides us with energy to live and grow. So, can we say that food must contain some things that we need? What are these things? These are the different components of food. ### 1.2 Carbohydrates ### 1.3 Fat...
# Components Of Food ## Introduction ### 1.1 Nutrients In Food Food is that material which provides us with energy to live and grow. So, can we say that food must contain some things that we need? What are these things? These are the different components of food. ### 1.2 Carbohydrates ### 1.3 Fats ### 1.4 Proteins ### 1.5 Vitamins ### 1.6 Minerals ### 1.7 Water And Roughage ### 1.8 Balanced Diet ### 1.9 Deficiency Diseases ## **Major Components Of Our Food** Food contains nutrients that give us energy to do different activities, grow, perform all bodily functions, and keep warm. Food also contains nutrients for growth and repair of the body and maintenance of good health. (Main sources of food for us are plants and animals) In this chapter we are going to learn about different nutrients present in food and the role each one plays in our body. We will also learn that how deficiency of these nutrients can affect us.
