1. Macronutrients: These are nutrients that provide energy and are needed in large amounts. They include carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
2. Micronutrients: These are nutrients that are needed in smaller amounts but are essential for various bodily functions. They include vitamins and minerals.
3. Essential nutrients: These are nutrients that the body cannot produce on its own and must be obtained through diet. This includes certain amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals.
4. Complete nutrition: This refers to a diet that provides all the necessary nutrients in the right amounts to support overall health and well-being.
5. Balanced nutrition: This refers to a diet that includes a variety of foods from all food groups in the right proportions to meet the body's needs for energy and nutrients.
6. Specific nutrition: This refers to diets tailored to meet the specific needs of individuals with certain health conditions or dietary restrictions, such as diabetes, food allergies, or weight management goals.
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Autotrophic Nutrition
- Organisms synthesize their own food from inorganic substances - Types: - Photosynthesis (using sunlight, plants) - Chemosynthesis (using chemical energy, bacteria)
Heterotrophic Nutrition
- Organisms consume other organisms or organic matter for energy and nutrients - Types: - Herbivores (eat plants) - Carnivores (eat animals) - Omnivores (eat both plants and animals) - Detritivores (eat decaying organic matter) - Parasites (live on or in other organisms and derive nutrients from them)
Symbiotic Nutrition
- Two organisms form a close relationship for mutual benefit - Types: - Mutualism (both organisms benefit) - Commensalism (one organism benefits, the other is unaffected) - Parasitism (one organism benefits, the other is harmed)
Phagotrophic Nutrition
- Organisms engulf and ingest other organisms or particles - Types: - Ingestion (consuming whole organisms) - Phagocytosis (ingesting particles into cells)
Osmotrophic Nutrition
- Organisms absorb nutrients through their cell membranes - Types: - Diffusion (passive movement of nutrients across membranes) - Osmosis (movement of water into or out of cells)
Saprotrophic Nutrition
- Organisms decay dead organisms and absorb nutrients from the resulting organic matter - Examples: fungi, bacteria