Fibre and Water, The mega nutrients of metabolic health
Nutrients are conventionally classified as macronutrients (carbohydrates, fat and protein), and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, electrolytes). This classification is based upon the quantity required to maintain health, and also, perhaps, the caloric value of the concerned nutrient. We support t...
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Nutrients are conventionally classified as macronutrients (carbohydrates, fat and protein), and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, electrolytes). This classification is based upon the quantity required to maintain health, and also, perhaps, the caloric value of the concerned nutrient. We support the use of the descriptor meganutrient for fibre and water. The latter is required in significantly larger quantities to maintain health, and manage metabolic disease such as diabetes and obesity. Fibre has a chemical mega-structure, and its description as a meganutrient reinforces its functions, which are different from other carbohydrates.
Keywords: Diet, fibre, H2O, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition, water
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| spelling | doaj.art-e521f693bfcf4893ae3c89ed42028f232023-05-25T04:20:32ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822023-02-0173310.47391/JPMA.23-19Fibre and Water, The mega nutrients of metabolic healthSanjay Kalra 0Saurabh Arora1Nitin Kapoor2Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, IndiaDepartment of Endocrinology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India.Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; Non communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Nutrients are conventionally classified as macronutrients (carbohydrates, fat and protein), and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, electrolytes). This classification is based upon the quantity required to maintain health, and also, perhaps, the caloric value of the concerned nutrient. We support the use of the descriptor meganutrient for fibre and water. The latter is required in significantly larger quantities to maintain health, and manage metabolic disease such as diabetes and obesity. Fibre has a chemical mega-structure, and its description as a meganutrient reinforces its functions, which are different from other carbohydrates. Keywords: Diet, fibre, H2O, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition, water https://www.ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/9429 |
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