Depriving the human body of proper nutrition is like taking away a car's gasoline -- as well as its steel, aluminum, rubber, and upholstery. This program explores the function and importance of nutrients, explaining why we need a balanced food intake and illustrating the health problems that result when we don't eat properly. Viewers learn about a wide variety of necessary vitamins and minerals and encounter diet-related illnesses that result from inadequate quantities of some foods and their associated nutrients. The consequences of consuming too much of some food types are also explored in detail.

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 01, 2010. Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

Nutrients (4:05) -- Teen Diet and Nutrition: Protein (2:27) -- Importance of Breakfast (2:23) -- Carbohydrates and Fiber (3:35) -- Dietary Fats (3:41) -- Vitamins (2:15) -- Minerals & Water (2:18) -- Nutrients for Health (1:25).