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Nutrition is the substance in food in relation to maintenance, growth,…
Nutrition is the substance in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism.
what is nutrition?
Nutrition is the science of food, the nutrients in food and how the body uses those nutrients
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It includes the process of ingestion, digestion, absorption, metabolism. transport, storage & excretion of those nutrients
It also include the environmental, psychological & behavioral aspects of food & eating
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The three main types of macromolecules, vitamins, mineral & water
Carbohydrates
They are classified as monosaccharides, disaccharides &polysaccharides.
Proteins
Serve as enzymes, which catalyze biochemical reactions in the body, as hormones such as insulin & growth hormone
Lipids
Are a diverse set of macromlecules, but they all share the trait of being hydrophobic, that they do not dissolve in water
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