Nutrients are mainly classified into two types – Micro nutrients and Macro nutrients.
- Macro nutrients are which are required by the body in higher amounts (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids) while micro nutrients are required in lesser amounts (vitamins and minerals).
- Macro nutrients are responsible for energy requirement and structural development. Nutrition physiology is the study of the effect of the nutrients on the body’s metabolism and functions.
Depending on requirement the nutrition can be classified into different types like:
- Pediatric Nutrition: Nutrition of children so that they are exposed to all the required nutrients essential for healthy growth.
- Maternal Nutrition: Nutrition of mothers while they bear and nurture children
- Clinical Nutrition: Nutrition of patients in health care
- Sports Nutrition: Nutritional requirements of sports persons, especially the quantity of food and fluids consumed by athletes to optimize their activity.
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