Austin Journal of Nutrition and Food sciences is an open access, peer reviewed, scholarly journal dedicated to publish articles in all areas of nutrition and food sciences
The aim of the journal is to provide a forum for dietitians, researchers, physicians, and other health professionals to find most recent advances in the areas of clinical nutrition and nutritional disorders.
Austin Journal of Nutrition and Food sciences accepts original research articles, review articles, case reports and rapid communication on all the aspects of internal medicine.
2. Nutritional disorders are the
nutrient related disorders which
causes illness in human beings.
These are caused due to the
insufficient intake of food or
certain nutrients.
3. NUTRITION?
Nutrition is the science which
explains the interaction of nutrients
and other substances in food that
relates to maintenance, growth,
reproduction, health and disease of an
organism. It also includes food
intake, absorption, assimilation,
biosynthesis, catabolism and
4. Nutrient is an essential substance
that is required by the human
body for the growth and
maintenance. Nutrients are the
substances which cannot be
synthesized by the body by its
own.
5. TYPES OF NUTRIENTS
There are six types of nutrients namely:
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Minerals
Fats
Vitamins
Water
6. FUNCTIONS OF NUTRIENTS
Provides energy to the body
Keeps immune system healthy
Keeps bones and muscles healthy
Controls the metabolic processes of the
body
Regulates the temperature of the body
Helps in proper blood clotting
keeps nervous system and digestive
system healthy