nutrition
noun [U] /njuːˈtrɪʃ.ən/
/nuː-/ Definition
C1 the substances that you take into your body as food and the way that they influence your health: Good nutrition is essential if patients are to make a quick recovery. improvements in nutritionDiets and dieting › the process of taking in and using food, or the scientific study of this: She's a professor of nutrition at Columbia University.Diets and dieting
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Synonyms and related words:
- anorexia nervosa noun
- anorexic adjective
- anorexic noun
- comfort eating noun
- crash diet noun
- detox verb
- dietitian noun
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