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Human Nutrition — Biology STD 11 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBiologyHuman Nutrition2 Marks
Question
What is nutrition?
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Answer

  1. Nutrition is the sum of the processes by which an organism consumes and utilizes food substances,
  2. WHO defines nutrition as the intake of food, considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs.
  3. The term nutrition includes the process like ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion.

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