Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Vitamins and Minerals

Some vitamins I take in daily are vitamin B6 from the cereal I eat and vitamin A from milk and mangos. Some minerals are iron from red meat and pork also magnesium from whole grain.

Two similarites vitamins and minerals have is that they both fuel body for everyday activites and they can be found in the foods that you eat. Two differences are vitamins are organic substances while minerals are inorganic substances and sometimes your body needs a bigger intake of some minerals while vitamins are all equal.

Some healthy fats are unsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats, and monounsaturated fats. You can find these fats in foods like avocados, sesame oils, fish, olives, and most nuts and their oils. It's important to have fats in your diet because its helps teen develop during puberty when your body grows really fast, also fats are used to absorb some vitamins that are essential for growth.