What are macronutrients and how do they work?

michelleherinckx

Hello. I have heard a lot of people on here talking about eating withing their macronutrients and I have no clue what that means. Can someone explain to me what macronutrients are and how that whole thing works? Thanks!

jwescher

Go to www.drfuhrman.com and he will explain micronutrients and macronutrients.

cacrat

Seriously? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutrient

katiew00t

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_macronutrients

cacrat

Yup, we're getting somewhere.

Google, you take so much less time than posting on the forums. Thank you for being so...google

sloth15

Macronutrients: Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats.

Google it to find out more and why people think certain percentages of each are best.

(See how I did that without being an *kitten*?)

cacrat

(See how I did that without being an *kitten*?)

Yup, I saw that. Well done!

Newf77

Sorry that some of my fellow MFP folks can only provide rudeness, their fiber content must be off;

•Macronutrients are the classes of chemical compounds humans consume in the largest quantities; carbohydrates, proteins.

•Micronutrients are nutrients required in small quantities to orchestrate a whole range of physiological functions, but which the organism itself cannot produce. ]For people, they include dietary trace minerals in amounts generally less than 100 milligrams/day as opposed to macrominerals which are required in larger quantities. The microminerals or trace elements include at least iron, cobalt, chromium, copper, iodine, manganese, selenium, zinc and molybdenum. Micronutrients also include vitamins, which are organic compounds required as nutrients in tiny amounts by an organism.