nutrition noun

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/njuːˈtrɪʃ.ən/

/nuː-/ n [U]

Definition

•

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 nutrition

•

the process of taking in and using food, or the scientific study of this

She's a professor of nutrition at Columbia University.

(Definition of nutrition noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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