Nutrition and Health Worksheet

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Nutrition and Health Worksheet

Use Ch. 1 of Contemporary Nutrition, Ch. 2 of Visualizing Nutrition, supplemental course materials, the University Library, the Internet, or other resources to answer the following questions. Your response to each question should be 75 to 100 words.

|What is nutrition? Why is nutrition essential to our daily lives? |
|Nutrition is the necessary supplements provide by food for humans ingestion, digestive system, absorption, metabolism, transport,|
|storage and excretion of those nutrients. Nutrients include environmental, psychological and behavioral aspects of the food and |
|eating. Nutrients are essential to our everyday lives because it provides the nutrients that our bodies need to function on a |
|daily basis. Each person has his or her individual nutritional need. Nutrition helps to keep people health and can also assist |
|with how the brain works. |
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|What is the connection between nutrition and health? |
|The connection between nutrition and health is that if the body is not receiving the proper nutrients then a person is |
|jeopardizing his or her health. A good nutrients practice ensures a person’s health and everyday functions. Food gives us the |
|fuel to think and the energy to move our muscles. The micronutrients, the vitamins, the minerals are there so that our bodies can|
|function. You need food not just to sustain health, but to feel better