DEFINITION OF NUTRITION

1. DEFINITION OF NUTRITION
THE PROCESS OF TAKING IN FOOD AND USING IT FOR GROWTH,
METABOLISM, AND REPAIR. NUTRITIONAL STAGES ARE INGESTION,
DIGESTION, ABSORPTION, TRANSPORT, ASSIMILATION, AND
EXCRETION. 2: A NOURISHING SUBSTANCE, SUCH AS NUTRITIONAL
SOLUTIONS DELIVERED TO HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS VIA AN IV OR IG
TUBE
NUTRITION IS A CRITICAL PART OF HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
BETTER NUTRITION IS RELATED TO IMPROVED INFANT, CHILD AND
MATERNAL HEALTH, STRONGER IMMUNE SYSTEMS, SAFER
PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH, LOWER RISK OF NON-COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES (SUCH AS DIABETES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE), AND
LONGEVITY

2. DEFINITION OF NUTRITION
NUTRITION IS A METHOD IN WHICH THE FOOD IS CONSUMED BY
THE ORGANISMS AND UTILIZING THE NUTRIENTS FROM THE FOOD.
NUTRITION IS THE PROCESS OF TAKING IN FOOD AND CONVERTING
IT INTO ENERGY AND OTHER VITAL NUTRIENTS REQUIRED FOR LIFE.
IN THE PROCESS OF NUTRITION, ORGANISMS UTILIZE NUTRIENTS.
THE MAIN NUTRIENTS ARE CARBOHYDRATES, FAT, PROTEIN,
VITAMINS, MINERALS, ETC.