Health and Nutrition Overview

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.

Physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual.

Safety, nourishment, palatability, satiety value, variety, and socio-economic context.

<p>maintaining health and prevent deficiency</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nutrition is the science of foods, nutrients, and their actions in the body. It is important for sustaining life, growth, and health.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>six nutrients</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>condition of the body resulting from the utilization of essential nutrients</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Organic nutrients contain carbon, while inorganic nutrients do not contain carbon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Macronutrients are needed in greater amounts, while Micronutrients are needed in lesser amounts in the body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Composed of 5 levels showing different foods to be eaten the most and the least.</p> Signup and view all the answers