Part-2: ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS FOR HEALTHY HUMAN BEING
FUNCTION OF NUTRIENTs MINERALS The minerals calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine, sodium, potassium and other are found in various, foods in combination with organic and inorganic compounds. Minerals are necessary for body-building, for building of bones, teeth and structural parts of soft tissues. They also play a role in regulation of processes in the body, e.g., muscle contraction, clotting of blood, nerve stimuli, etc. VITAMINS Fat-soluble vitamins A,D,E and K and also water-soluble vitamins C and B group are found in foods. These are needed for growth, normal function of the body and normal body processes. WATER We get water in foods we eat and a major part from the water we drink as such and as beverages. Water is an essential part of our body structure and of our body structure and it accounts for about 60 per cent of our body weight. Water is essential for the utilization of food material in the body and also for elimination of food waste. It is a regulator of body processes su