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Nutrition help

Eat well

Nutrition is the study of nutrients in food, and how our bodies use them to keep us alive and healthy. It includes the nutrients that are important for our health, how we can achieve a healthy nutritional balance through diet, and the biochemical and physiological processes that make nutrients useful. It also focuses on using diet to prevent some diseases.

Generally, those with healthy eating patterns live longer and are at lower risk for serious health problems such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. For people with chronic diseases, healthy eating can help manage these conditions, keep us feeling as good as we can and even prevent complications.