Nutrition

Nutrition is the sum of all interactions between us and the food we consume. The study of nutrition includes the nature and general role of nutrients in forming structural material, providing energy, and helping to regulate metabolism. How do food chemists synthesize the fat that can't be digested? Can this kind of fat satisfy our innate appetite for fats? Are there unwanted side effects and why? What constitutes a healthy diet? What are the consequences of severely restricted food intake seen in prevalent emotional disorders such as anorexia or bulimia? These and other questions will be discussed. We will discuss the effect of development, pregnancy, emotional state, and disease on nutritional requirements. We will also consider the effects of food production and processing on nutrition value and food safety.