Nutrition & Exercise 101
My knowledge of nutrition and exercise (N&E) is elementary. I want a rich understanding of these subjects and the best way for me to get there is by starting at the beginning. What better way to build a better understanding of N&E than with their very definitions?
Nutrition: The Council on food and Nutrition of the American Medical Association defines nutrition as “The science of food, the nutrients and the substances therein, their action, interaction, and balance in the relation to health and disease, and the process by which the [human] organism ingests, digests, absorbs, transports, utilizes, and excretes food substances.”
- Contemporary Nutrition: Issues and Insights
Exercise: Bodily or mental exertion, esp. for the sake of training or improvement of health: Walking is good exercise.
