The Department of Endocrinology, 
The 6M Classification of Nutrients.
- Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India
- University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India.
- Department of Community/Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
- Non-communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 75 · Issue 3 · pp. 501-502
PMID 40143494 DOI 10.47391/jpma.25-19
Cite This Article
Sanjay Kalra, Madhur Verma, Nitin Kapoor. The 6M Classification of Nutrients. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2025;75(3):501-502. doi:10.47391/jpma.25-19
Abstract
Nutrition is a complex and sometimes confusing subject. The existing classification of nutrients into two groups, macro and micronutrients, does not do justice to the wide spectrum of nutritional foods available. In this opinion piece, we suggest a six-layered 6M hierarchal classification of nutrients that offers a comprehensive and complete understanding of nutrition. Mega, macro, meso, micro, micro-bio, and minimization of anti-nutrients make up the 6M list of nutrients.
Keywords
- Diabetes
- medical nutrition therapy
- nutrition
- obesity
