Nutrients are substances that provide nourishment and are obtained through nutrition. There are six main types of nutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water. Each nutrient comes from specific food sources and serves important functions in the body. Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins provide energy for life activities while vitamins, minerals, and water help regulate life activities and are essential for survival.

2. NUTRIENTS
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3. NUTRITION
 Nutrition is defined as the methods by which
organisms obtain the nutrients from the
environment and utilize them for the maintenance
of their life and growth.

4. Nutrients are mainly six types:
 Carbohydrate
 Protein
 Fat
 Vitamins
 Minerals
 Water

5. NUTRIENTS : SOURCES
 Carbohydrates Cereals,Tubers,Suger etc
 Protein Pulses,Fish,Meat,Milk etc
 Fat Egg,Ghee,Butter,Oil,Milk
 Vitamins Milk,Egg,Fish,Meat etc
 Minerals Vegetables,Fish,Pulsesetc
 Water Food,drinkand from
metabolic activities

6. Nutrients And Functions
 CARBOHYDRATE: Provides energy for life activities
 PROTEIN: Formation of tissues
 FAT: Provides energy for life activities
 VITAMINS: Help and regulate life activities
 MINERALS: They help and regulate life activities
 WATER: Water is one of the major factors in our
body without water life was not possible