Micronutrients for endomorphic nutrition

Micronutrients are a very important aspect of a balanced diet. The body needs vitamins and minerals to stay healthy, in many occasions we undergo a strict diet regime with the objective of losing weight, but it usually happens that we do not consider the balance of micronutrients before deciding to eliminate or restrict the intake of some food.

For people with endomorphic bodies, carbohydrates are a bad choice of food, we know that the consumption of them in an endomorphic person ends up representing an increase in our fat reserves. Fruits should also be regulated, because they have high sugar contents and the endomorph body reacts with great sensitivity towards them. However, fruits are very rich in micronutrients, and that is why we must know how to balance them correctly so as not to cause a deficit of these in the body. Classification of micronutrients: Micronutrients are usually grouped into three large groups, vitamins, minerals and trace elements. These have particular characteristics and functions within our organism, and they can be obtained both artificially, through supplements, and naturally through the ingestion of certain foods. Vitamins. Recommendations: Vitamins are the most popular of the above triad. They are easy to recognize because they are usually named by letters, numbers or a combination of both. Their main functions are associated with the metabolic processes that our organism undergoes. The good thing about vitamins is that we do not really need to consume many of them to have healthy health patterns. Another remarkable aspect is that we can obtain vitamins from almost any food, taking into account this, what we recommend is that in an eating plan devoid of carbohydrates, focused on people who have endomorphic bodies, we make use of the consumption of animal organs as the main source for obtaining vitamins.

The viscera, heart, eyes, among others, have high loads of vitamins, to this we must add another factor to consider, that when we reduce the intake of carbohydrates increases the absorption of vitamins in our body, so we begin to need less vitamins than before. That said, if we include a little of these foods and some fruits in smaller quantities, we can easily satisfy the need for vitamins in our body. Minerals. Recommendations: Among the most important minerals for our organism are calcium, iron, phosphorus and magnesium. These fulfill cellular functions of extreme importance for our organs. That is why we must be careful not to exclude them from our diet. As in the case of vitamins, they can be obtained naturally by eating food or artificially through supplements.

Once again we follow the logic that we apply to vitamins. If we have an endomorph body, our eating style dictates that we should eat a diet low in carbohydrates and high in protein. In order to combine the increase in protein with the satisfaction of the minerals demanded by our body, we turn to the intake of animal foods such as bone marrows which are rich in calcium and other minerals, and the intake of animal organs.

This can be linked to a varied diet through the consumption of fresh vegetables, which are rich in various minerals such as potassium, calcium, sodium and magnesium. Trace elements. Recommendations: Trace elements are the least known within this group of micronutrient classifications. Nevertheless, they have an irreplaceable value for the construction of tissues and the hormonal activity of the organism. Although only some of the trace elements are essential for the body, their absence can lead to numerous diseases in the body.

These substances must be supplied constantly, because our body has little capacity to store them. Among the fundamental trace elements for the organism we find iron, iodine, chromium, copper, zinc, selenium and fluorine.

All of the above mentioned can be acquired through the ingestion of foods of animal origin. For example, iodine can be found in seafood such as shellfish. Chromium can be found in foods such as meat, fruit, vegetables and cereals, so we will prioritize obtaining it from meat, fruit and vegetables. Zinc is abundant in meats, milk and fish, so we will not need to resort to carbohydrates to obtain any of the above mentioned.