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.