Nutrition

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Nutrition

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Definitions:

Nutrition:

Process by which organisms obtain and use the nutrients required for maintaining life is called nutrition.

Nutrients:

Essentials substances that our body needs in order to grow and stay healthy are known as nutrients.

Malnutrition:

A condition that results from taking an unbalanced diet either taking or in excess of certain nutrients.

Obesity:

Obesity means becoming overweight and it may also be due to malnutrition.

Ingestion:

The intake of food is known as ingestion.

Chyme:

   Food that stays in your stomach for a few hours gradually turns into a thick semi-fluid substance called chyme.

Starvation:

   It is a severe reduction in nutrients and energy intake and is the most horrible effect of malnutrition.

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