They enable your body to build, repair and fuel itself
Several nutrients are needed in small amounts:potassiumironvitamin diodinesodium
nutrients
B12
Essential nutrients are needed for an organism to survive. Each organism has their own essential nutrients.
Dissolved nutrients
macronutrients
The small intestine takes the nutrients from food and sends them wherever they are needed in the body.
the amount needed from each
Providing nutrients or providing what is needed
A balanced diet will provide the needed amount of nutrients. The body cannot function properly if one or more nutrients are missing.
The main nutrients in the soil that are needed by autotrophs are nitrogen and phosphorous.
Nutrients are chemicals that are needed by a living thing to function properly. They can be needed to live, grow, breathe, move, excrete waste, or reproduce. Animals and humans consume nutrients in the food they eat, whereas plants use their roots to absorb nutrients from the soil.