define the term food and explain its function in our body?
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we all eat food because it provides the fundamental types of materials required to keep our bodies functioning. we need to enable growth and repair of tissues to maintain body temperature and to fuel physical activity.
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Food and its Functions:
- Any substance that can be consumed by animals or plants or living organisms that contains nutrients for the stimulation of growth and maintaining life is termed as food.
- The main purpose of taking food by human is to gain nutrients for the proper functioning of the human body.
- The content of the food can be divided into many types such as macro nutrients, micro nutrients, dietary fiber, dietary water and phytochemicals.
- Carbohydrates,fats,oils and proteins are the constituents of macro nutrients.
- Vitamins and minerals forms the micro nutrients.
- These are very essential for the survival of any living organisms.
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