Organic Nutrients

Nutrients required by the body can be organic or inorganic. The organic nutrients are carbohydrates, fats, proteins and vitamins and these are well known to most people. Inorganic nutrients are minerals, water and oxygen. Nutrients needed in large quantities are called macro nutrients and the organic nutrients would fall into this category. Micro nutrients are those required in very small quantities and would generally consist of vitamins and minerals.

Nutrients for metabolic processing

A nutrient is any chemical that a living organism needs to sustain its metabolic processes and has to be taken from the environment in which that organism lives. Human beings need to take such nutrients from the food they eat and such nutrients are vital for them to maintain good health. Nutrients help to build and repair tissues, regulate the processes in the body and give it the necessary energy and heat. The effects of any nutrient are dependent on the dosage that is taken into the body.