How to Use macronutrient in a Sentence

macronutrient

noun
  • Ready to fuel your body with lots of good-for-you macronutrients?
    Women's Health, 1 May 2023
  • Each macronutrient is measured in grams, but the calories per gram aren't the same.
    Brierley Horton, Ms, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2024
  • That’s because fat is the most energy-dense of the macronutrients.
    Georgia Day, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are a must-eat macronutrient that the human body cannot produce on its own.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Key Takeaways Protein is a key macronutrient that your body needs to thrive.
    Lauren Manaker, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Fats are macronutrients, or nutrients your body needs in large amounts.
    Selene Yeager, Health, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Foods like these, rich in both macronutrients, send strong signals to your brain’s reward system, priming you to overeat.
    Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, 20 June 2018
  • This macronutrient is an integral part of every cell in the human body.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Pack every meal with fiber and protein to boost weight loss, since both macronutrients help keep you fuller on fewer calories.
    Women's Health, 1 June 2023
  • And some of us may do better on certain ratios of macronutrients—more or fewer carbs, more or fewer fats.
    Abby Langer, SELF, 3 June 2018
  • Finally, the protein and fat from the walnuts also help keep you full, since your body doesn’t process those macronutrients as quickly as carbs.
    Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The macronutrient helps support your skin health, repair muscles, and keep you full and satisfied.
    Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Here’s what experts had to say about how these macronutrients affect your body and the best nutrition practices both pre- and post-workout.
    Rebecca Jaspan, Mph, Health, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Or any other ratio of macronutrients, the umbrella term for carbs, protein and fat.
    Cara Rosenbloom, chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2018
  • And one of the ways people do that is by tracking macronutrients—carbohydrate, fats, and protein.
    Adriana Velez, Bon Appetit, 7 June 2017
  • Soylent attempts to provide the micro and macronutrients that a person needs in a day—but does it deliver?
    Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2017
  • But if pasta doesn’t agree with you or just isn’t your thing, try one of these options with similar macronutrient profiles.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 27 Aug. 2017
  • Slight changes in macronutrients (proteins, fats and carbohydrates) can go a long way in controlling weight gain in mid-life.
    Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 27 May 2023
  • Protein is an essential macronutrient—a nutrient the body needs and uses in large amounts.
    Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 5 Sep. 2023
  • And the internecine battle among macronutrients is only heating up.
    Chase Purdy, Quartz, 20 July 2019
  • Protein is an essential macronutrient that helps with weight loss in a few different ways.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2022
  • All of that’s important, since protein is a critical macronutrient that some people may struggle to get enough of, Dr. Titchenal says.
    Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 8 July 2024
  • All of that’s important, since protein is a critical macronutrient that some people may struggle to get enough of, Dr. Titchenal says.
    Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Fat is an essential macronutrient and an important part of a healthy and balanced diet.
    Amy Fischer Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2022
  • Make sure to meet your overall daily energy and macronutrient needs.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Plus, all three healthy macronutrients found in this tree nut—fat, complex carbohydrate in the way of fiber, and protein—work to slow down digestion, dulling the blood sugar response.
    Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2023
  • Carbohydrates are one of the macronutrients that your body needs to survive and provide energy.
    Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2020
  • One service offered is an easy-to-understand graph that breaks down macronutrient targets.
    Caroline Picard and Amy Fischer M.s., R.d., Good Housekeeping, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Keto is not a long-term solution and Stefani warns dieters to be weary if a weight loss program is cutting out an entire food group or macronutrient.
    Good Housekeeping, 20 Mar. 2020
  • This is especially true of macronutrients, which provide the body with energy and help muscles recover.
    Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2024

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