We have just seen that dietary proteins are primarily for the purpose of providing us with the raw material for enzymes, red and white blood cells, immune factors, and the structural elements of most of our body and there are “essential” amino acids we must have in our diet in order to meet all those protein needs.
Fats are mostly for energy and to provide a small amount of fatty acids for hormones and nerve transmitters as well as some structural components that make up the brain and the joints, and there are “essential” fatty acids which we must have in the diet in order to meet all those fat needs. Now we are going to take a look at carbohydrates, the most overused and abused member of the nutrition family.