Question

what are the 2 main categories of nutrients

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Yhese are
Macronutrients
Proteins - essential to growth and repair of muscle and other body tissues
Fats - one source of energy and important in relation to fat soluble vitamins
Carbohydrates - our main source of energy
Water - essential to normal body function - as a vehicle for carrying other nutrients and because 60% of the human body is water

and Micronutrients:
Minerals - those inorganic elements occurring in the body and which are critical to its normal functions
Vitamins - water and fat soluble vitamins play important roles in many chemical processes in the body

Answer 3

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