Definition of nutrition
1 : the act or process of nourishing or being nourished; specifically : the sum of the processes by which an animal or plant takes in and utilizes food substances foods that are necessary for human nutrition
2 : nourishment 1 … get adequate nutrition both before and during the race. — John Hanc
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Examples of nutrition in a Sentence
The speaker discussed diet and nutrition with the class.
good nutrition and proper exercise
Recent Examples of nutrition from the Web
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The advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest petitioned the FDA in 1994 to require that the substance be listed on nutrition labels - a move the agency put into place in 2006.
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In response to the problem, Frank in 2002 helped found an on-site food pantry at Boston Medical Center (BMC), which has since evolved into a kind of nutrition center where primary care providers at BMC send patients for food.
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In May, Mrs. Obama criticized a move to change school lunch nutrition guidelines, a signature of her platform in the White House.
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Nutrition experts and public health officials have been telling us for decades to eat less fat to lose weight.
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That's where Klein, hired in January, and Nancy Rodriguez, UConn's longtime director of sports nutrition, come in.
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Her first approach was to follow the usual avenues for a fix: changes in nutrition, adding yoga and other forms of exercise, and the like.
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As a result, the 6-year-old receives treatment through total parenteral nutrition, a feeding method designed to bypass the gastrointestinal tract.
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The World Cancer Research Fund estimates that about 20 percent of all cancers diagnosed in the U.S. are related to body fatness, physical inactivity, excess alcohol consumption and/or poor nutrition.
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Origin and Etymology of nutrition
Middle English nutricioun, from Late Latin nutrition-, nutritio, from Latin nutrire
Other Physiology Terms
NUTRITION Defined for English Language Learners
nutrition
playDefinition of nutrition for English Language Learners
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: the process of eating the right kind of food so you can grow properly and be healthy
NUTRITION Defined for Kids
nutrition
playDefinition of nutrition for Students
: the act or process of nourishing or being nourished : the processes by which a living thing takes in and uses nutrients
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of nutrition
1: the act or process of nourishing or being nourished; specifically : the sum of the processes by which an animal or plant takes in and utilizes food substances
2: food 1, nourishment
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