All-In-1: Macronutrients

All-in-1 is a company that have been selling macronutrient products for the past 6 years, and recently they’ve been getting accused of that they have not included the important macronutrients in one of their products; the meal replacement drink. The nutra-chek company, takes samples of food products into their labs to test for macronutrients in the samples. The purpose of this lab is to test for four macronutrients: Monosaccharides, starches, proteins and fats. The results of this lab will determine if the meal replacement drink does include the important macronutrients.

Background Information All-In-1 have been claiming that their meal replacement drink includes all of the macronutrients, however, their customers seem to differ. Many complaints have been received from Health Canada from people stating that they think that All-in-1 has not included important macronutrients in their meal replacement drink. Macronutrients are nutrients that provide carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. Nutrients are substances needed for growth, metabolism, and for other body functions.
Carbohydrates are used in the body for energy and to help keep everything going, also the body can store carbohydrate in the liver and muscles for when it is needed (stored as glycogen). Carbohydrates are important because it is the body’s main source of fuel, it is needed for the central nervous system, the kidneys, the brain, the muscles (including the heart) to function properly, and it is important in intestinal health and waste elimination. A lack of carbohydrates can deprive energy that the kidneys, brain and heart the energy need in order to function. Also, the body may experience constipation, hemorrhoids and an increased risk of certain cancers and heart disease because of the lack of fibre that would come from