Nutrients ensure that our body functions properly. It comes from the food we eat and contains the nutrients our body needs to perform various functions. There are many different types of nutrients, including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals. They give us energy and provide the building blocks for growth and regeneration of the human body.
A healthy diet is not only important for maintaining a healthy body weight. It also ensures the proper functioning of our organs and the reduction of the risk of developing chronic diseases. Eating a variety of nutritious foods helps ensure that we get all the nutrients we need.
In this section of GesundeListe’s health magazine, we present nutrients and explain why our bodies need these substances and how to consume them in the right amounts.
You now encounter dietary supplements in trade and advertising almost every day. The associated marketing promises help on the one hand with a wide variety of health problems and complaints, on the other hand with the regulation of ordinary bodily functions. At the same time, there are repeated warnings of
The “sun vitamin” vitamin D can easily be overdosed. Especially with high-dose drops and tablets, which can be ordered today on the Internet, caution is advised. What dose of vitamin D is recommended? Various organizations have therefore given dosage recommendations. Recommendation of the German Society for Nutrition DGE: IU =