It means the process of nourishing or being nourished, especially the process by which a living organism assimilates foods and uses it for growth and tissue replacement.
Thus, nutrition is a process of utilisation of foods / nutrients to support life.
An individual nutritional status affects performance, well-being, growth and development, and resistance to illness.
FIELD CONCERNING NUTRITION:
Nutrition Science
The study of foods, their nutrients and other chemical constituents, and the effects of food constituents on health.
Nutrition is an interdisciplinary science.
Biology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Genetics etc.
Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology etc.
Nutrition recommendations for the public to change
As new knowledge about nutrition and health relationships is gained.
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