Enzymes provide a normal and a better body functioning. The body needs and uses thousands of enzymes. Enzymes in food are essential for our body health.

There are two types of enzymes: food enzymes, derived from fruit and raw vegetables and digestive enzymes, secreted by the digestive tract.

Without them, our health would suffer because food enzymes are so important, since the body itself is able to produce its own digestive enzymes.

Our body needs the support and the help of these enzymes for digestive processes and nutrients use to run properly.

Most of lipids (fats) are bad for our body, leading usually to weight gain. But also they are essential for a normal body functioning. In a weight loss diet fats must be reduced but not removed completely. It is important to know how to include lipids in our daily diet.

The role of fat in our body is: fats are used for energy, fats protect internal organs, fats prevent internal energy losses and they serve as anti-inflammatory mediators.

When you choose a weight loss diet, it should provide you all the nutrients that your body needs to function optimally.

About some of them I have talked in previous articles (About vitamins and About minerals).

Here you will find out another nutrients and their role in prevention of some diseases and the natural sources where they are found.

Folic acid

- it helps in the formation of red blood cells and in cell division. Folic acid can be found in: whole grains, liver, green leaves vegetables, fruits, nuts, yeast;