Question

Define the terms nutrition and nutrients.

Answer 1

Answer:

the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth is nutrition

Nutrients are compounds in foods essential to life and health, providing us with energy, the building blocks for repair and growth and substances necessary to regulate chemical processes.

Answer 2

The nutrition is referred as portion of substance in edible to maintain the health and activeness in the individual. The nutrient is the responsible for providing the nutrient to the life system.      

Explanation:

The primary source of energy are provider, the plant and secondary source of energy are primary consumers. The nutrient like protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, lipids, minerals, dietary fibers and water are essential for life to be in existence. They provide as energy, the growing aspect, in digestion process, in nourishment and act as shock absorber.