What is Nutrition?
       Health: The merging and 
        balancing of five physical 
        and psychological 
        dimensions of health: 
        physical, mental, emotional, 
        social, and spiritual. 
       Nutrition:  The study of 
        essential nutrients and the 
        process by which nutrients 
        are used  and quality of 
        nutrients
       Nutrients: Substances in 
        food required by the body 
        for energy, growth, 
        maintenance and repair.
          Role of nutrition:
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   Physical health of the body .depends on the 
   quantity and quality of nutrients,
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   Intellectual health relies on a well functioning 
   brain and central nervous system, (iron 
   deficiency 
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   . anemia affects intellectual health),
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   Emotional health may be influenced by poor 
   eating habits (hypoglycemia),
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   Social health often centers around food-
   related occasions, and
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   Spiritual health often has ties to food 
  Health promotion: increases the level of health of 
    individuals, families, groups, and communities 
  Role of nutrition:
  Healthy people 2010, 
   defines some objective 
   nutrition as decreasing 
   daily fat intake, and 
   less total caloric intake.
  consumption is 
   essential to convey 
   competency to care for 
   ourselves 
  Wellness: is a lifestyle that enhance each of the five 
    dimensions of health. Wellness nutrition approaches food 
    consumption as a positive way to nourish the body. Consuming 
    a diet based on lower fat/higher fiber and moderate caloric 
    consumption is essential to convey competency to care for 
    ourselves.  
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  Disease prevention:
  Is the recognition of a danger to health that could be reduced 
    or alleviated through specific actions or changes in life style 
    behaviors.
  There are three levels of prevention,
  Primary: activities to avert the initial development of a disease 
    or poor health, low fat and high fiber diet is important;