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Human nutrition
Provision of essential nutrients necessary to support human life and health / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the journal, see Human Nutrition (journal). For nutrition not specific to humans, see Nutrition.
Human nutrition deals with the provision of essential nutrients in food that are necessary to support human life and good health.[1] Poor nutrition is a chronic problem often linked to poverty, food security, or a poor understanding of nutritional requirements.[2] Malnutrition and its consequences are large contributors to deaths, physical deformities, and disabilities worldwide.[3] Good nutrition is necessary for children to grow physically and mentally, and for normal human biological development.[2]
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