This is the same way that batteries store energy to power electronics. The difference in concentration of charged electrolytes also transmit nerve signals in your body through a form of electro-chemical energy. Electrolytes also buffer the pH of your blood so that it does not become too acidic or alkaline.
They use this energy to bring nutrients across the cell membrane and control the movement of fluid in your body, both in your blood and inside your cells. Fluid balance is responsible for maintaining your blood pressure. Our cells create concentration gradients, that is a higher concentration of an electrolyte on one side of the membrane and a lower concentration on the other, to store energy. This Nutrition Score summarizes your intake of your mineral targets.Įlectrolytes are molecules that have a positive or negative charge that gives them the ability to conduct electricity. Sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium are essential minerals that have a positive charge and are important electrolytes in your body. This Nutrition Score summarizes your overall intake of all micronutrients in the vitamin category.Įssential minerals are elements (meaning they exist on their own, not as part of a larger molecule), like iron, magnesium and selenium, that you need in small quantities in your diet. Vitamins are organic molecules (made up of carbon and other elements) that you need in small amounts from foods because your body cannot make them, or not in enough to meet your needs. This score summarizes how many of your nutrient targets you have achieved. Learn more about each Nutrition Score below, highlighting some of the key roles of micronutrients in maintaining your health: Highlight areas of health that are important to you by choosing up to eight Nutrition Scores to view in your Diary. You can toggle this area on and off in your diary by visiting the Settings > Display tab. Nutrition scores are shown in the diary, on your long - term Nutrition Reports, and can even be charted on the Trends > Charts tab. If you have customized your nutrient targets to meet your needs, your Nutrition Scores will be calculated from the targets you have chosen.įor example, our Immune Support score is calculated based on your targets for specific nutrients that support a healthy functioning immune system. Keep in mind, the Dietary Reference Intakes apply to the healthy general population and are not meant to apply to those who are deficient or in conditions that may cause an increased requirement. Reaching your Daily Target for a nutrient maximizes your Nutrition Score, while going over your Maximum Target will reduce your score in that category.
Nutrition Scores are calculated from how much of each nutrient target and nutrient ratio in the category you have achieved, based on the data available in the foods you have logged to your diary. This gives you the bigger picture view of how your diet is meeting your nutrition goals, while you can still get into the details for each micronutrient target in your Nutrient Targets Summary. A better approach is to look at nutrient profiles each Nutrition Score is made up of a group of nutrients that work together to contribute to your health. Studies using single nutrients to improve health have generally yielded mixed results.
Nutrients aren’t eaten in isolation but as a part of the foods that make up your diet. Have you ever wondered how essential nutrients keep you healthy? We want to bring you more digestible nutrition information to your diary using Nutrition Scores.
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