Nutritional content
My BMI is between 25 and 29.9
If you are using three Lighterlife Foodpacks and a conventional
meal, the Foodpacks will provide 75% of your Recommended Daily
Allowance (RDA) of vitamins, minerals and trace elements. The other
25% will come from the conventional meal
that you eat.
My BMI is over 29
If you are using four Lighterlife Foodpacks a day you will be getting
at least 100% of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of vitamins,
minerals and trace elements.
What does my body need?
To stay healthy the human body needs the
recommended daily allowance of the nutrients listed below:
- Protein is essential for
growth and repair of the body.
- Carbohydrate is a source of
energy.
- Fats have many important
functions, including storage of fat soluble vitamins, brain
development and keeping the immune system healthy.
- Fibre helps keep the
digestive system healthy and may play a role in reducing the risk
of heart disease.
Vitamins
- Vitamin A is essential for
your skin and mucous membranes (in your nose, lungs and gut). It’s
also needed for normal growth, night vision and the immune
system.
- B Vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B5,
B6) are essential for digesting and producing energy from
food, as well as being important for growth and repair of tissues,
healthy skin, heart, brain and nervous system.
- Vitamin B12 is vital for the
metabolism of protein, the production of red blood cells and DNA,
and for maintaining a healthy nervous system.
- Folate (folacin, folic acid)
is a B-complex vitamin that helps in the production of red blood
cells and DNA. It enables your body to metabolise protein in foods
and produce amino acids that are used to build new body tissue.
It's particularly important for pregnancy and can prevent risk of
birth defects in the unborn baby.
- Vitamin C is a protective
antioxidant vitamin, vital for good wound healing and a healthy
immune system. It assists with the absorption of iron from
foods.
- Vitamin D is essential for
strong, healthy bones, teeth and cartilage, because it helps your
body to absorb calcium and phosphorus. It may also help protect
against cancer.
- Vitamin E is an important
antioxidant vitamin, protecting the body from potentially damaging
free radicals.
- Vitamin K enables your blood
to clot when you cut yourself, and it also helps to build strong
bones.
Minerals
- Calcium is essential to
build healthy bones and teeth. It also plays a vital role for
nerves and muscle function as well as blood clotting and blood
pressure.
- Phosphorous is essential for
healthy bones, teeth and muscle as well as playing a role in energy
metabolism and cell membranes.
- Iron is a key component of
haemoglobin in red blood cells. Haemoglobin carries oxygen around
the blood and protects us against iron deficiency - anaemia. Iron
also plays a role in energy metabolism and enzyme function.
- Magnesium is essential for
energy production and to maintain strong teeth and bones, as well
as helping nerve function.
- Sodium plays a vital role in
regulation of fluid balance and blood pressure.
- Potassium is also important
for regulation of fluid balance as well as playing a role in
acid/base regulation, muscle contractions, cellular functions
including nervous function and the heartbeat. Potassium may also
have a role in regulation of blood pressure.
- Zinc is essential for growth
and repair of tissues, healthy skin, reproductive development, the
immune system and plays a role in your sense of smell and
taste.
- Iodine functions as part of
thyroid hormones. These control metabolic processes such as
temperature regulation. It is also important for neurological
development and energy metabolism.
- Chloride helps regulate
fluids in the body and is an essential part of digestive
juices.
- Selenium is a component of
many enzymes that protect the body from free radical damage and
therefore may have a protective role against cancer and heart
disease. It is also needed for thyroid function and the immune
system.
- Copper is an important
component of many enzymes and helps the body to use iron. It is
also needed for healthy bones and blood vessels.
- Manganese is needed for
formation of bone and cartilage, energy metabolism and is a
component of important enzymes in the body.
- Molybdenum is important for
enzyme function.
- Chromium may influence
metabolism and enhance insulin action.
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I knew I was getting all the nutrients I
needed. It was simple.
Patricia (read
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Maintained since August 05
Size was: 24 now: 10/12