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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Nutrition

NUTRITION
is the provision to cells and organisms of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet
The diet of an organism is what it eats which is largely determined by the perceived palatability of foods. Dietitians are health professionals who specialize in human nutrition meal planning economics, and preparation. They are trained to provide safe, evidence based dietary advice and management to individuals as well as to institutions. Clinical nutritionists are health professionals who focus more specifically on the role of nutrition in chronic disease including possible prevention or remediation by addressing nutritional deficiencies before resorting to drugs.

PHYSIOLOGY 
procession of food: the process of absorbing nutrients from food and processing them in the body in order to keep healthy or to grow.
SCIENCE 
science of food: the science that deals with foods and their effects on health. 
FOOD 
foods: foods, or the minerals, vitamins, and other nourishing substances that they contain. 
CHILDREN
A food is not necessarily essential just because your child hates it. 
Achieve and maintain a lifestyle and healthy nutrition
in todays busy lifestyle reaching for convenience food on the go is an easy and attractive option These foods tend to be high in fat sugar, salt and calories And often lack essential nutrients denying the body of important vitamins and minerals nutrition.