Energy Nutrition Constituents

There are six major classes of nutrients constituting to energy nutrition are: carbohydrates, fats, minerals, protein, vitamins, and water.

These nutrient classes can be considered as either macronutrients which are needed in relatively large amounts or micronutrients which are needed in smaller quantities).

The macronutrients include carbohydrates, fats, fiber, protein, and water. The micronutrients are minerals and vitamins.  The macronutrients (excluding fiber and water) give structural material (amino acids from which proteins are built, and lipids from which cell membranes and some signalling molecules are built) and energy.

Some of the structural material can be used to generate energy internally, and in either case it is measured in Joules or kilocalories (often called “Calories” and written with a capital C to tell apart them from little ‘c’ calories). Carbohydrates and proteins provide 17 kJ approximately (4 kcal) of energy per gram, while fats provide 37 kJ (9 kcal) per gram.,[17] though the net energy from either depends on such factors as amalgamation and digestive effort, which vary significantly from instance to instance.

Vitamins, minerals, fibre, and water do not provide energy, but are required for other reasons. A third class of dietary material, fibre (i.e., non-digestible material such as cellulose), is also required,[citation needed] for both mechanical and biochemical reasons, although the exact reasons remain indistinct.

Binge Eating Can be More Manageable

Let’s start by saying I know the feeling.  Trying to stay on a “healthy” diet and then binging on bad carbohydrates like there’s no tomorrow.  Yeah.  What an emotional high – temporarily.  Then the guilt.  But there is binge eating help available.

There are various reasons for this binge eating phenomenon including high insulin levels and a buildup of toxic chemicals in the body.  And it goes without saying that one must see a qualified doctor for any type of health concerns.

That said, there are methods of manipulating your diet to help keep glycemic levels manageable so highs and lows are less often.  And that means eating foods low on the glycemic index.  Berries are a wonderful example of this.  And quality protein is important, too, in order to build your cells and feed your organs.  No protein, no muscle.  And what does muscle do?  Burn fat.

But do high protein diets work?

Some people confirm they do.  On the other hand, there are also many people who have not had such success with the high-protein diet. First, although weight loss during the first few weeks on a high-protein diet is definitely more impressive than when eating a mixed diet, it’s been discovered that almost all the difference is a result of water loss. But you can only lose so much water, so eventually that rapid weight loss slows down.

Perhaps the key is deciding on what kind of quality protein you eat.  Years ago, our cattle and poultry didn’t eat grain (or other dead cattle and poultry).  They ate grass.  And when animals are fed grasses they prosper and those that eat this type of meat are healthier for it – without the negative side-effects so often accompanied by high protein diets.