nutrition

Nutrition is the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism. It includes food intake, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism and excretion.The diet of an organism is what it eats, which is largely determined by the availability and palatability of foods. For humans, a healthy diet includes preparation of food and storage methods that preserve nutrients from oxidation, heat or leaching, and that reduces risk of foodborne illnesses.
In humans, an unhealthy diet can cause deficiency-related diseases such as blindness, anemia, scurvy, preterm birth, stillbirth and cretinism, or nutrient excess health-threatening conditions such as obesity and metabolic syndrome; and such common chronic systemic diseases as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Undernutrition can lead to wasting in acute cases, and the stunting of marasmus in chronic cases of malnutrition.

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  1. Windigo

    Appetite stimulants ( what to eat when you're ill)

    Dear cookingbites family, As you know I've been unwell recently, and eating enough has become more and more of a challenge. This may not seem that way from the food I post , but that's usually my main meal or even only meal of the day. I've been diagnosed as clinically malnourished as well...
  2. flyinglentris

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  3. flyinglentris

    Review Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook

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  4. Caribbean girl

    Paying special attention to nutrients

    When eating or preparing your meals, whether it be breakfast, lunch or dinner, do you pay special attention to the nutrients contained in what you are eating? Once before I never did this, but I believe it is a good habit to adopt as it is always good to eat a balanced meal. Most of the time we...
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