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Nutrition : Nutrients and the role of The Nutritionist

The effective management of food intake and nutrition are both key to good health. Proper nutrition and food choices can help prevent diseases. Eating the right foods can help you maintain or improve your health. In this post, I aim to simplify nutrition for you and let you know about the Science of Food and what is it composed of and how are nutritionists able to apply this science to our lives. What is Nutrition? What is Nutrition ? Nutrition is the science of food and how it affects our body in relation to growth, maintenance, health, reproduction and diseases. Nutrition includes food intake, absorption, how it is used in the body and how it gets excreted. it focuses on how people can use Dietary choices to reduce the risk of disease, Deficiency and toxicity of a nutrient and how allergies work. Food and Nutrition are the way that we get fuel, providing energy for our bodies. Nutrients provide Nourishment. Proteins, Carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, fiber and water are all nu...