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Nutrition Flashcards

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The principle of nutrition involves obtaining and utilizing …

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nutrients from food to support the bodys function growth and maintenance.It includes the process of ingestion digestion absorption and metabolism

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Metabolism

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Metabolism is the process by which cells use energy derived from food (breaken down in digestion)

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Nutrition

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study of nutrients

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Food

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Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plant absorb in order to maintain life and growth

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Study of nutrients

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Nutrition

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Nutritive value

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whatver nutrients a particular food contains

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Nutrients

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Chemical substances in the food we eat

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ingestion

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the consumption of a substance by an organism.

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