Nutrition and the body system are related closely. There are many systems in the body rely on the diet, there are specific nutrients each human being should have to stay healthy. The digestive system breaks down food and separates it to different nutrients to let other systems in the body to use them. The largest body system is the integumentary system, which is connected to the skin. The skin requires several vitamins from food such as vitamin A, C, and zinc to repair damage like burns or cuts. Moreover, water is an important compound that should be taken a lot; it is responsible for many different functions in the body such as at the urinary system water helps the system to get rid of waste products and in the kidneys. Water is used to filter …show more content…
Multivitamins supplements were only recommended in deficiency cases, but now there is a study that showed that multivitamins could be important and helpful to achieve a healthy body. Vitamins and minerals supplements are important to have but they cannot replace the nutrients and benefits in food, they can only plug the gaps of nutrition in a diet. Furthermore, vitamins play an important role in the body functions for example in metabolism, immune and digestive systems. Vitamin deficiency may risk your health, every vitamin is important because of every vitamin ha a specific function in the body. For instance, the deficiency of vitamin B may increase the risk of having nerve damage and anemia, the deficiency vitamin C will not make the body be able to produce collagen which is the primary tissue in the body, and vitamin D deficiency may cause bone pain as well as high blood pressure and much more. Several studies have found that multivitamins supplements can improve the memory of older adults. On the contrary, multivitamins may be harmful sometimes, an excess of some vitamins may harm the body especially a pregnant women should be careful with vitamin A intake because an excess of it may turn toxic. Additionally, smokers should avoid multivitamins with high vitamin A because it increases the risk …show more content…
Poor nutrition can cause stress and can increase the risks of having illness and diseases. A bad diet may affect the functioning of the brain because the brain relies on glucose that comes from carbohydrates and some healthy diets. Thereafter, stress is more likely to happen to a person who does not have a proper diet because there brain does not function properly. According to a study published "The Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology" in Dec. 2009 foods with high fats could have a negative effect on the brain functions such as a poor memory could be noticed. Besides a poor nutrition can cause physical weakness and could cause poor physical capabilities in addition to weight gain and poor sleep. Moreover, a bad diet can even cause emotional effects as depression and anxiety. In a study published in "The American Journal of Psychiatry" in January 2010, they have concluded that women tat had a proper healthy diet had a small percentage of having depression than the ones that had a poor