These two items are essential to our diet, but they cannot be classified as nutrients. Our body will not function properly without them. They are water and fibre (roughage).

Water

Over 60 % of our body is water. We can remain alive for many days without food, but we cannot survive a day without water because we are continuously losing it through our urine and sweat. So, a regular intake is essential.

Fibres

We are unable to digest fibres. It stimulates the peristalsis of the gut that helps to move food along it. Fibre can prevent us from constipation.

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