EDU-11: Developmental perspectives in education
Understanding nutrition Food: •Food is any edible material that supports growth, repair and maintenance of the body. •Any edible substance that we consume to fulfil our daily requirement of nutrition is known as food. •What food does in the body does through the nutrients it contains. Body utilizes these nutrients to grow and keep healthy and strong. Nutrition: • The term ‘Nutrition’ is derived from Latin word nutritional, meaning nourishment. • Nutrition is the process by which body utilizes food for growth and maintenance and healthy living. •A science of food and it’s relationship to health and concerned with the part played by food nutrients body growth, development and function. • Nutrition is the combination of processes by which the living organisms receives and uses the food materials necessary for growth, maintenance of functions and repair of component parts. • Simply put the word nutrition is used to refer to the processes of the intake, digestion and assim...
