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Food, Nutrition, & Dietetics
Food:
Material, usually of plant or animal origin, that contains or consists
of essential body nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins,
vitamins, or minerals, and is ingested and assimilated by an organism to
produce energy, stimulate growth, and maintain life.1
Nutrition: The science of food, the nutrients and other
substances therein, their action, interaction, and balance in relation
to health and disease and the processes by which the organism ingests,
digests, absorbs, transports, utilizes and excretes food substances.2
Dietetics: The science of
incorporating the principles of food and nutrition with the art of
planning and preparing foods, delivering nutrition education and
services, and/or developing programs aimed at promoting health or
treating disease.3
1The Free Dictionary.com
2Council on Food and Nutrition for the American Medical
Association
3Beth Fontenot, MS, RD, LDN |