Definitions [4]
Define the following:
Saprozoic
Saprozoic nutrition refers to nutrition in which animals feed on dead or decaying matter.
Define the following:
Malnutrition
The condition where people become weak and sick due to insufficient and unbalanced diet is referred to as malnutrition.
Define and give one example of a balanced diet.
A balanced diet is a diet that provides all the essential nutrients—carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water—in the right proportions to maintain health, energy, and proper growth.
Example of a Balanced Diet:
A balanced meal could include Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Vitamins and Minerals and water.
Define balanced diet.
A balanced diet is a diet which contains an adequate amount of all the necessary nutrients like carbohydrate fat protein minerals and vitamins required for healthy growth and activity.
Key Points
- According to WHO, nutrition means taking in food in relation to the body’s dietary needs.
- It includes five main processes: ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion, which together describe how the body handles food.
