Human Nutrition 3(3+0)

Lesson 1 : Historical Development and the Relation of Nutrition to Health, Growth and Human Welfare

Introduction

Food is the prime necessity of life. The food we eat is digested and assimilated in the body and used for maintenance and growth. Food also provides energy for doing work. Man has exhibited much thought and foresight in cultivating a variety of grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and oilseeds and in rearing birds and animals for use as food. The selection of food best suited for promoting good health has been found out by trial and error by continued use.