My understanding of the words is, nutrient is a single thing that your body needs in order to
function, nutrition is a group of nutrients that your body still requires to function. Everything
that we consume has nutrients that we need. I have found out recently that our bodies can be
allergic to individual nutrients. I adopted my son recently, he was a high-risk child that we
cared for threw foster care, and he was denied the nutrition he needed as a baby and
developed an allergic reaction to all dairy and eggs, nutrients that I thought was a necessity
to a baby. He could not digest the dairy and eggs and would break out in hives from just
touching someone that ate them. My wife and I had to research what he could eat in place of
the dairy and eggs and had to learn how to read the labels on the back of the food we bought
for him. We had to not only look for dairy and eggs in the food, but also if it was
manufactured in a plant that also made dairy and egg products. It was eye opening, and I
have learned so much about what is put in our food and how a where it is made. When I hear
the words or have heard the words "nutrient" and "nutrition" I think about ingredients and
health facts. I think a lot of us think about this when we hear those two words. For example,
when I hear nutrition I think about the nutrition fax on the back of different foods. When I
hear the word nutrient I think about ingredients in different foods. Nutrients are the
substances or ingredients in foods and nutrition is more so about eating healthy and things of
that matter. I don't think that the everyday use of these words are consistent with scientific
definitions because when I refer to these words it is always dealing with health or diet
relations. I am familiar with nutrition facts and reading the back of food boxes. I do that
quite often it has become a habit now. Nutrients are also the substances that we put into our
body more, so I believe healthy nutrients. I know there is much more to learn when
pertaining to these two words and I look forward to learning about them in this class. Based
off my exposure so far what I think a nutrition mean is providing the necessary nutrients
that is not produced by the body, i also look at nutrition as a diet. And nutrient is produced
by the human tissues, or body, as well as looking at nutrient as ingredients and supplements.
The way that the two are different is that nutrition is a vital physiologic process necessary
for the development and maintenance of the human body, and nutrient is an ingested
chemical that is absorbed and made part of the human tissues. I don't think that everyday use
of these words is consistent with scientific definitions. Most people just look at it as the
healthy part of our lives, or diet and what we need to intake to have a healthy body and diet.
For me i have only looked at nutrition and nutrients as being a healthy diet and supplements
need to help you keep that healthy body. Based on my own personal experience, I would
have guessed that nutrition is how our body receives and processes nutrients. Nutrients are
what our body gets through what we ingest. I have read this weeks material so now I am
aware that there is so much more to these terms than I originally thought. There is a lot more
science to it all. There are many different types of nutrients. Like carbohydrates, lipids,
proteins, water, vitamins and minerals. And they all play a part in our nutrition. They all
affect our body differently and provide different functions in our nutrition. I believe that my
original thought about nutrition and nutrients was close to accurate but not complete. Now I
know that nutrients are chemicals that we absorb once we ingest them. I also now know that
nutrition is the process of taking these nutrients and converting them into energy and what
our body needs to function properly. Another misconception I had was that nutrients were
only healthy and we could not get too much of them. I now know that too much of some
nutrients can lead to many different kinds of health issues. When I hear the word "nutrient"
I think of the key ingredient(s) or supplement of things. Growing up, we might have
considered any nutrient to be healthy for us. "It's high in nutrients" is something I am sure
most of us heard. Saying that with certain foods makes it sound "healthy" so we can indulge
in it. However, there are good and bad nutrients. Protein, carbohydrates, and fats are some
things I would consider as nutrients that we should have daily. While sugars and saturated
fat are nutrients that I believe should be avoided.When it comes to the word "nutrition", I
think of diets. It's the process of our body breaking down the nutrients we consumed. On the
package of anything we consume, we can see "Nutrition Facts". It lists all the nutrients our
body will absorb from consuming the content.Looking at the definition of these words, it
sounds like it is only used for the healthy side. Nutrient is defined as "a substance that
provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life." Nutrition is defined
as "the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth." The
scientific definition of these words are not consistent with how I use them in my life. I
mentioned the nutrition facts. Not everything on that label is healthy or essential. When you
stop and think of the words nutrient and nutrition what are those words and how do they
affect us? Most people think of health and fitness. You look at what you are putting in your
body when you are getting fit and healthy. When you look at what the two words mean you
will see that they work together. Nutrient is a substance that we need to make our body
grow. Nutrition is the process of getting the nutrient to our bodies. There are guidelines to
help you decide if the nutrients you are putting in your body are good. These are proteins,
fibers, and essential fats. There are some nutrients that are not good for your body. These
are sugars, simple carbohydrates, and saturated fats. Our diets we eat and plan show us how
we feel about our bodies. I personally never thought much about all this information until
my strokes and to cut out a lot of things. Cutting out these things not only made me healthier
but showed me how to cook for my family and make us all healthier with little changes. I
have heard the words nutrient and nutrition many times before. To me when I hear the word
nutrient I think of the key ingredient in something or a nourishments we get from something
we eat. When I think of the word nutrition I think of the healthiness of a certain food . The
necessary food we eat to stay healthy. I try to eat a balanced meal but sometimes the sweets
get the best of me. It doesn’t help that I love to bake either. I think the use of these words
might be consistent with scientific definitions because Your body is made up of so many. I
have a thyroid problem so it is very hard for me to lose weight or keep it at a stead so I have
to medicine to help with that. Also some people have to take vitamins and supplements to
get the nutrients and nutrition they need that they are not able to get from just food alone. I
am excited to learn more these next couple of weeks in this class. I have heard nutrient and
nutrition many times before. nutrient to me is a key ingredient or or supplement that comes
from certain foods we eat. Nutrition to me is eating balanced meals that may cover certain
marts of the food group. I would hear the word nutrition when it comes to feeding children,
making sure they have a balanced diet. When hear the word nutrient I think of either
someone who is dieting or someone who is in lack of certain things in their diet such as iron,
magnesium, or potassium. For example, I deal with low iron, so I try to eat foods that are
rich in fiber and iron. Also sometimes i can't get it all with just food itself, and that's where
I sometimes have to supplement with vitamins. I think the use of the word nutrition is good
as it pertains to a healthy balanced diet. I think people need to understand the importance of
nutrients and the importance of eating food or a diet that is rich in nutrients. Ways that I
have heard the words nutrient and nutrition in everyday life are when people are talking
about their diets, and when they are talking about their health. I think the word nutrient
means the good things you are putting in your body when you feed it. Nutrition to me means
what kind of nutrients are you consuming. Do you have good nutrition or bad nutrition? Are
you eating nutritious food containing good nutrients for your body or non-nutritious food
with little or no beneficial nutrients? I think that the use of these words in everyday use are
consistent with the scientific terms. The real definition of nutrition is the process required to
maintain healthy organs and a healthy body. The definition of nutrients is the required food
items containing vitamins and minerals that you are consuming that are not made by your
body to maintain your health. Most people understand that you need to follow good nutrition
guidelines to stay healthy and to consume certain nutrients daily to avoid getting sick. Most
of the time people cannot do this with food alone so they take supplements to help their
body receive the vitamins and minerals that are required. When I hear the words nutrient or
nutrition, I automatically think of staying fit or being healthy. But in reality, it does not
mean you have to be fit or even eat healthy to get the nutrition or nutrients you need. The
small difference between nutrient and nutrition is that nutrient is something that provides the
necessary nourishment to be able to grow. As where nutrition is the process of obtaining
nutrients to be able to grow. I feel the words are consistent with scientific definitions if used
everyday. One would know that a nutrient is something that is digested and nutrition is the
process of digesting that nutrient. But as I said, not all nutrients are healthy so many do not
consider it as a nutrition. When people refer to their nutrition, they are more so referring to
healthy nutrients since they are on some kind of diet. I never really thought about the idea of
nutrient and nutrition having two different meanings but still working off one another. Not
until I actually thought about it for this discussion. In my case it would probably differ from
most normal people because of the fact that at one time I was in competition in Miss Fitness
so the terms nutrient and nutrition have been used in my life in the scientific term. Nutrition
is what we intake, how it is digested, and how it strengthens or weakens our body if we do
not receive proper nutrition. Nutrients are the chemicals that are absorbed. According to
Robinson (2016), "A nutrient is an ingested chemical that is absorbed and made part of the
human tissues. Substances in the food that are not absorbed are not considered nutrients, but
they may nevertheless be essential to one's health, such as dietary fiber." Water is an
example of a nutrient that we can't live without. The body is made up of mostly water so the
thought that we could go and never intake water would be absurd. Water is a macronutrient.
According to Robison (2016), "Nutrients include macronutrients (carbohydrates , lipids,
proteins, and water) that are consumed in large quantities and micronutrients (vitamins and
minerals) that are consumed in much smaller quantities, although they are no less essential
to health."
When I hear the word nutrients, I also think of them as being healthy. So, it is interesting to
learn that not everything that is called a nutrient is nutritious for our bodies. It is also
interesting to learn how too much good nutrients can harm us. I must be careful of this
because I am anaemic, and I take an iron supplement. But if I take too much iron, it can
cause negative effects on the stomach such as vomiting, pain and diarrhoea. Long term
effects could end up damaging your liver and brain. Always check with your doctor before
taking a supplement and more is not always better.
Robinson, R. (2016). Human Nutrition. In M. S. Hill (Ed.), Biology (2nd ed., Vol. 2, pp. 292-
294). Macmillan Reference USA.
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