Nutrition

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Abstract

in the taking-in and assimilation through chemical changes (metabolism) of materials with which the organs and tissues are built-up and their wear and tear repaired, by which vital processes are regulated, and from which energy is generated for the work of the body and heat for the maintenance of its temperature. Nutrition is, thus, a fundamental function of the body. By the activity proper to’ it the structure and function of all cells of the body are maintained. .