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Nutrition is the process by which organisms
obtain energy for growth, maintenance and repair of damaged tissues.
We get nutrition from the food we eat.The food we eat should be balanced,
it must contain correct proportions of all essential nutrients along
with sufficient quantities of water and roughage.Excessive intake
of food also leads to diseases such as obesity, hypervitaminosis,
etc. |
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Definition: Nutrition is the process by which organisms obtain energy for growth, maintenance and repair of damaged tissues.
- Components of food and its functions: Carbohydrates, fats,
proteins, etc.
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Balanced diet: Food constituents in correct proportion.
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Deficiency-diseases: Kwashiorkor, marasmus, anaemia, goitre, etc.
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Excessive intake of foods: Obesity, hypervitaminosis.
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