NUTR 1010 Chapter 1: Textbook chapter 1 notes
11 Feb 2012
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Chapter 1: the role of nutrition in our health health o o. Nutrition is the science that studies food and how food nourishes our bodies and influences our. It compasses how we consume, digest, metabolize and store nutrients and how these nutrients affect our bodies. Involves studying the factors that influence our eating patterns, making recommendations about the amount of each type of food we should eat, attempting to maintain food safety and addressing issues related to the global food supply. Early research in nutrition focused on making the link between nutrient deficiencies and illness. We know that proper nutrition can help us improve our health, prevent certain diseases, achieve and maintain a desirable weight and maintain our energy and vitality. Most substances you take into your body are broken down and reassembled into your brain cells, bones, muscles all of your tissues and organs. Nutrition is one of several factors contributing to health disease or infirmity.
