Good nutrition includes ingestion of quality macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Dietary patterns also need to include adequate water regulation to maintain hydration balance and sufficient quantities of micronutrients, like vitamins and minerals, to meet metabolic demands.

Physiological factors also include environmental factors such as socioeconomic status, food insecurity , and lifestyle behaviors. These provide adequate calories to meet the body’s daily energy needs.

mineral — essential to physiological processing; some are macronutrients, and some are micronutrients. micronutrient — nutrient found in small quantities within the body but still necessary for physiological functions. vitamin — essential micronutrient vital to biochemical regulation within the human body. macronutrient — nutrient consumed in large quantities to meet the body’s energy needs.