WHY SHOULD YOU USE FUNCTIONAL FOODS?

1. Why are micronutrients necessary for the body?
The daily diet should have two main parts: macronutrients and micronutrients. According to the results of the studies, most of us are severely deficient in micronutrients. Even for young people, even if we eat enough, we still do not have enough vitamins and minerals needed by the body.
Macronutrients contain many proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids that function as a source of energy and basic materials for the body that we still eat every day, such as meat, fish, rice, and vegetables. However, these compounds are not enough to ensure a healthy body because the number of residues in the body is quite large and difficult to eliminate.

Micronutrients are substances that the body only needs in very small amounts (in milligrams) but have an important role in biological processes, building tissues and cells, participating in respiratory activities, metabolism, excretion of cells, and building the body's immune system. Food supplements with micronutrients are also known as functional foods.
2. Why is it difficult for the body to absorb nutrients from food?
Currently, there are many reasons for our food to be poor in quality, such as:
- The soil is degraded, or the food has to go through many stages of industrial processing, which has lost many substances.
- Because livestock and plants are running after productivity, they develop unnaturally and are unbalanced.
- Foods that contain a lot of toxins

These are toxins in vegetables and fruits caused by chemical fertilizers, pesticides, growth stimulants, substances that enter livestock such as weight gainers, drugs to prevent diseases, and chemicals used in the food industry.
Besides the factors of eating, the surrounding environment also affects health. Every day, our bodies are affected by:
- Radiation, ultraviolet rays...
- Industrial waste, exhaust from cars, and motorcycles
- Polluted water sources
All of the above causes have made our immune system not have enough conditions to work, burning a necessary number of substances that we cannot compensate for, creating a serious imbalance, in health, the body's resistance is getting weaker and weaker, and the body is very susceptible to diseases. So how to strengthen the resistance, and help the body prevent disease?

3. Add functional foods to protect your health 
With the use of functional foods every day, there have been very effective effects in supporting the treatment and prevention of a number of diseases. Thanks to its antioxidant properties, it increases immunity to help body cells fight aging and helps supplement the body with vitamins and minerals that are essential organic groups that the body cannot synthesize on its own. Scientists also predict that functional foods will be the food of the 21st century.

• Basic functions of functional foods
+ Function of detoxification: Take out of the body wastes and toxins that have been stored for a long time, mainly by excretion, possibly through the skin.
+ Nutritional function: Supply necessary micronutrients into each cell. 
+ Protective function: Help the body resist harmful agents from the external environment.
Functional foods are intended to supplement nutrients and substances with functional effects that the body cannot provide or synthesize on its own. Some types of dietary supplements can replace meals when normal eating conditions are not available. Food supplements are prepared in a refined form, so they are convenient and easy to use, as well as preserving a variety of products that are suitable for each person's physical condition. Users can choose to buy products at different locations.
When using functional foods, users can take care of their own health. Change your habits to have a proper diet and a healthy lifestyle that are beneficial for your health.