Explain the concept of health and discuss the relationship between nutrition and health
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The Relationship Between Nutrition and Health. Food is a basic and foundational part of our lives.
By eating the right foods, reducing our intake of fat and sugar, and exercising portion control, we can also maintain a healthy body weight and avoid chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.
Food – is one that nourishes the body.
• Food may also be defined as any substance eaten or drunk which
meets the needs for energy, body building, regulation and
protection of the body.
• Food is the material from which our bodies are made.
• Eating right kind of food in right amounts ensures good nutrition
and health.
Nutrition - is food at work in the body. It includes everything that
happens from eating food to its usage in various functions ofbody
Nutrients are components of foods needed for body in adequate
amounts for proper growth, reproduction and leading normal life.
The science of nutrition deals with what nutrients we need, in what
quantity, how to get them and how the body utilizes them.