Nutrition: An Applied Approach

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The science of interpretation of various substances and nutrients in food is referred to as nutrition. Human nutrition is the study of nutrients present in food that are important to sustain human life and health. It studies the processes of growth, reproduction, maintenance, health and disease of an individual in relation to food. Nutrients are of two types. These are macronutrients and micronutrients. Macronutrients are comparatively taken in large quantities and are used to generate energy whereas micronutrients are taken in smaller quantities and have physiological and biochemical effects ...

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