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Nutrition

Food is the prime necessary of life and mankind eats to satisfy the feeling of hunger.

NUTRITION 

INTRODUCTION

Food is the prime necessary of life and mankind eats to satisfy the feeling of hunger. From the earlier times man remained busy in finding out the ways of consumption of food. The science of nutrition is mainly concerned with defining the nutritional requirements for the promotion, protection and maintenance of health in all groups of the population. The knowledge of nutrition has a direct bearing on the maintenance of sound health of an individual. The concern of today’s health is the maintenance and restoration of health. Nurses as an important member of health care team has a key role in maintaining the nutritional needs of their client. Food is the prime necessary of life and mankind eats to satisfy the feeling of hunger. From the earlier times man remained busy in finding out the ways of consumption of food. The science of nutrition is mainly concerned with defining the nutritional requirements for the promotion, protection and maintenance of health in all groups of the population. The knowledge of nutrition has a direct bearing on the maintenance of sound health of an individual. The concern of today’s health is the maintenance and restoration of health. Nurses as an important member of health care team has a key role in maintaining the nutritional needs of their client.

 

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