What is Food,Nutrients and Non-nutrients
What is Food ? We are eating in form of solid, semi solid or liquid and it helps to nourish and sustain our body Food refers to anything of above which helps us to sustain and nourish our body Why food is essential for our body? Food is essential because it contains various substances which helps our body to perform important functions This essential substances of food are called Nutrients , if we do not consume essential nutrients as per requirement of our body it can turns in to ill health or even in extreme condition death also So we must consume food which contains essential nutrients Food not only contains nutrients but also contains non-nutrients examples of non nutrients are coloring and flavoring substances So food is combination of Nutrients and Non-nutrients Nilesh Soni Diet and Wellness Expert Certified Renal Dietician , DNHE(IGNOU) DDP(USA)