27 Jun
Diet and nutrition, Life Style, Physical health

vitamins

 Vitamins are organic compounds that are needed in small amounts to carry out specific metabolic actions and therefore must be present in the diet. These substances are necessarily made in the body of living organisms.  These substances are necessary for biochemical reactions in the body.

 How many categories are vitamins divided into?

Vitamins are divided into two groups, water-soluble and fat-soluble.

 Water soluble vitamins include the following.

 “It should be noted that these vitamins are excreted through urine and are not dangerous if they are consumed even up to ten times the RDA.”

 The group of B vitamins includes: B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), B5 (pantothenic acid), B6 ​​(pyridoxine, pyrodoxal, pyrodoxamine), B9 (acid folic or folate), B12 (cyanocobalamin), H(biotin) and vitamin C (ascorbic acid).

Fat soluble vitamins include the following vitamins.  Since these vitamins are stored in the body, they should be used carefully and cautiously because they may cause poisoning.

 A (retinol, retinal, retinoic acid), D (cholecalciferol), E (tocopherol), K (phytonadione).

27 Jun
Diet and nutrition, Life Style, Physical health

Diet

 The human diet consists of three main parts:

 Carbohydrates: according to the correct principles of nutrition, 55% of a person’s daily energy consumption should be provided from these food sources. (Each gram of carbohydrate produces 4 kcal of energy)

 Fats: provide 30% of a person’s daily food energy.  Contains saturated and unsaturated fats.

 (Each gram of fat produces 9 kcal of energy.)

 Proteins: These substances provide up to 15% of a person’s daily energy, which are necessary to maintain the structure and function of many body organs.

 (Each gram of protein produces 4 kcal of energy)

 In addition to the macronutrients mentioned above, the diet consists of micronutrients including vitamins and minerals.

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27 Jun
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Special foods

Special foods

 Special foods are foods that are specifically prepared for the scientific management of the diet of people who have distinct and special nutritional needs that cannot be met by using a normal diet. Special foods are designed, formulated and prepared in such a way that they fully meet the needs of people according to the special conditions they are in, and improve the health of the consumer through the complete supply of nutritional needs.

 Also, special foods provide the nutrients needed to manage the diet of people with underlying diseases or special medical conditions that cannot meet their nutritional needs with a normal diet.  These products can be taken directly orally or through a gavage tube or stoma.

 Fast meal as a special food due to its nutritional completeness and appropriateness can be used as the only source of food or along with other meals in normal conditions or in special nutritional conditions such as childhood and growing age. And also to be used in old age to promote health.