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Biomolecules-
~Proteins: Your body uses protein to build and repair tissues. You also use protein to make enzymes, hormones, and other body chemicals. Protein is an important building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood.
~Lipids: The lipids are the energy source of our body. That is why when you do not use energy that is delivered by the food you have eaten you get fat. So the lipids store this energy and the body uses it if need.
~Carbs: Carbohydrates provide the body with glucose, which is converted to energy used to support bodily functions and physical activity.
The amount recommended for protein is 46 grams per day.
The amount recommended for carbohydrates is 130 grams per day.
The amount recommended for fats is 50 - 70 grams per day.
I think I'm getting enough of each biomolecule every day. Eating too much or too little of each of these have bad consequences. If you eat too much fat it builds up in your body, blood and causes you to become unhealthy and gain weight. It's hard on your vital organs. If you don't take in that much fat then you're more likely to get hungry sooner after eating, as fat slows down the emptying of your stomach so you feel full longer. The initial effect of low protein intake can be muscle wasting accompanied by increasing weakness. Eating more protein than your body needs can interfere with your health and fitness goals in a number of ways, including weight gain, extra body fat, stress on your kidneys, dehydration, and leaching of important bone minerals. When you have a high carbohydrates intake, then you secrete greater amounts of insulin. This leads to insulin resistance, which can cause fat accumulation in your fat cells. If you don't eat that much carbs, then Ketosis occurs when your body runs out of carbohydrates as fuel and breaks down stored body fat as energy. During this process, ketones build up in the body, which can cause headaches, nausea, difficulty focusing mentally and bad breath.
Vitamin C:
Vitamin C helps the body form and maintain connective tissue, including bones, blood vessels, and skin. Vitamin C is an essential building block of collagen, the structural material for bone, skin, blood vessels and other tissue. Failing to get enough vitamin C causes inflammation of the gums, scaly skin, nosebleed, painful joints and other problems associated with scurvy.
Sodium:
Sodium is used to control blood pressure and blood volume in the body. Sodium is also needed for your muscles and nerves to work properly. Sodium helps you maintain normal fluid levels in your cells. You can drive your blood levels of sodium down to dangerous levels , resulting in a condition called hyponatremia. These dangerously low sodium levels cause muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and if not treated, can lead to shock and coma.
Sources:
- http://www.webmd.com/men/features/benefits-protein
- https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/
- http://www.livestrong.com/article/399246-a-teen-needs-how-many-grams-of-fat-per-day/
- http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/09/03/too-much-protein.aspx
- https://www.bing.com/images/searchq=food+pyramid&view=detailv2&&id=D868D1992F051D054&&ajaxhist=0