Food and Nutrition

 


Food and Nutrition deals with the processing and preservation food as well as consumption of balanced diet by individual. Nutritional Science has its roots in life sciences; it encompasses both biological and social sciences. Nutrition plays a major role in enhancing the quality of life through improved physical growth, immune-competence and enhancing productivity with improved health.

 

Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life. It provides organisms with nutrients, which can be metabolized to create energy and chemical structures. Failure to obtain sufficient nutrients causes malnutrition. Nutritional science is the study of nutrition, though it typically emphasizes human nutrition.

 

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