FUNDAMENTALS OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY (1+1)

Relation of nutrition to health

• Food is essential for human existence just like the air we breathe or the water we drink.
• The food that we eat is utilized in the body and the assimilated substances are used for the growth and maintenance of tissues.
• A living organism is the product of nutrition.
• The human being requires more than 45 different nutrients for its well being.
• Food materials ingested by the body are digested, absorbed and metabolized.
• Useful chemical substances derived from food by the body are called nutrients.
• A number of foodstuffs have to be selected to get all the nutrients.
• The health of a person depends on the type and quality of foodstuff he chooses to make his diet.
• For sustaining healthy and vigorous life, diet should be planned according to the principles of nutrition.
• Extensive research work carried out on human beings and on experimental animals throughout the world has provided us with sufficient knowledge on nutrition and health.