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nutrition

nutrition

125 2.3
How a person gets and uses food to stay healthy and grow
  • noun
  • /nʊˈtrɪʃən/
translation icon : nutrición
  • School district officials were also required to develop nutrition guidelines for all foods available on campus.
  • diet and nutrition
  • food and nutrition
  • health and nutrition

I was like, like his nutrition depends on me.

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Examples

  • The CHILE intervention includes six components that address nutrition and physical activity at multiple levels.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Using plastic food models and games, children learn healthy nutrition and appropriate physical activity.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The topic today is the nutrition transition and global food issues.

  • The study collects information on nutrition and physical activity policies and practices in elementary schools.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Evidence of impacts on children's health, education, and nutrition is emerging from a diverse range of settings.

    Academic text (2011)
  • With regard to nutrition, the students recalled broad nutrition concepts rather than specific dietary guidelines.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Eating balanced meals is essential for good nutrition and overall health.

  • Proper nutrition helps children grow and develop at a healthy rate.

  • Many people struggle to maintain a diet that provides adequate nutrition for their active lifestyles.

Synonyms

food
vsnutrition
1.0

Something people and animals eat or drink to live and grow

concerns the body's process of obtaining and using those things for health
diet
vsnutrition
283 1.0

The food and drink a person or animal usually eats

focuses on the body's process of obtaining and using substances rather than habit
eating
vsnutrition
244 1.0

Putting food into your mouth and swallowing

covers not only intake but also the internal processing and bodily use
feeding
vsnutrition
149 1.0

Eating or giving food to people, animals, and plants

focuses on internal use and processing of those substances after intake
nourishment
vsnutrition
38 2.0

Food and drink needed for growth and health

focuses on obtaining and using those substances inside the body for health
sustenance
vsnutrition
23 5.7

Food and drink that keep you alive and healthy

is about the full process of obtaining and using those things for growth
dietary intake
vsnutrition
  • Specialized
1 2.9

Types and amounts of food and drink people eat

includes the body's absorption and use beyond merely listing items and amounts
nutriment
vsnutrition
1 8.3

Something that gives living things food and energy

emphasises the process of getting and applying such substances inside the body
aliment
vsnutrition
  • Archaic
1 8.0

Food that gives people or animals what they need to live

focuses on how the body obtains and uses those edibles rather than their presence
alimentation
vsnutrition
  • Specialized
9.9

The act of giving food and drink to a person or animal

focuses on obtaining and using those substances rather than supplying them
sustentation
vsnutrition
9.9

Help that keeps people alive by giving food or money

focuses more narrowly on obtaining and using substances rather than general life support
victuals
vsnutrition
  • Archaic
9.1

Food and drink kept or prepared to eat

is about the bodily process of getting and using food rather than stored supplies

Antonyms

83 4.7

A very strong hunger that happens when someone has no food for a long time

malnutrition
  • Specialized
29 5.1

A health problem when the body does not get or use the right food

Compounds

4.9

A way of giving all needed food and fluids into a vein when someone cannot eat

How Nourished

nutrition
125 2.3
malnutrition
  • Specialized
29 5.1
undernutrition
  • Specialized
1 6.0
starvation
83 4.7

Surface Forms

nutrition singular
nutritions plural

Morphology

nutrition = nourish (semi-transparent) = nutrit + ion

The root 'nutrit' is derived from 'nourish', but the spelling change may obscure the connection for some learners.

Etymology

Nutrition comes from the Latin nutrire 'to feed', the same root as nourish and nurture. So nutrition is the food and care your body gets and uses to grow and stay healthy.