science of nutrition

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• Nutrition — 1) The science or practice of taking in and utilizing foods. 2) A nourishing substance, such as nutritional solutions delivered to hospitalized patients via an IV or IG tube. * * * 1. A function of living plants and animals, consisting in the… …   Medical dictionary

• nutrition — n. 1) the study of food in relation to the physiological processes that depend on its absorption by the body (growth, energy production, repair of body tissues, etc.). The science of nutrition includes the study of diets and of deficiency… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• NUTRITION — Du fait même qu’il fonctionne, l’organisme dépense. S’il paraît évident que la croissance exige la fourniture de nouveaux éléments, il n’en est pas moins vrai que le simple entretien des cellules vivantes demande un apport constant de matière et… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Nutrition analysis — refers to the process of determining the nutritional content of foods and food products. The process can be performed through a variety of certified methods. Contents 1 Methods 1.1 Laboratory analysis 1.2 Software …   Wikipedia

• Nutrition and Cancer —   Abbreviated title (ISO) Nutr. Cancer Discipline …   Wikipedia

• Science moderne — Science Pour les articles homonymes, voir Science (homonymie). Prométhée apportant le feu a …   Wikipédia en Français

• Science and technology in Wallonia — Science and technology in Wallonia, the southern region of Belgium (Europe), is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes.Technology institutesWallonia is home to several science and technology organizations …   Wikipedia

• nutrition — ► NOUN 1) the process of taking in and assimilating nutrients. 2) the branch of science concerned with this process. DERIVATIVES nutritional adjective nutritionist noun. ORIGIN Latin, from nutrire nourish …   English terms dictionary

• nutrition — [no͞o trish′ən, nyo͞otrish′ən] n. [MFr < L nutritio, nutricio < nutrix, NURSE] 1. a nourishing or being nourished; esp., the series of processes by which an organism takes in and assimilates food for promoting growth and replacing worn or… …   English World dictionary

• Nutrition — The Nutrition Facts table indicates the amounts of nutrients which experts recommend to limit or consume in adequate amounts. Nutrition (also called nourishment or aliment) is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in… …   Wikipedia

• nutrition, human — Introduction       process by which substances in food are transformed into body tissues and provide energy for the full range of physical and mental activities that make up human life.   The study of human nutrition is interdisciplinary in… …   Universalium