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food: see diet diet, food and drink regularly consumed for nourishment. Nutritionists generally recommend eating a wide variety of foods; however, some groups of people survive on a very limited diet. ..... Click the link for more information. ; frozen foods frozen foods, products of the food preservation process of freezing. This process has been employed by people in the Arctic from prehistoric times. Eskimos throw fresh-caught fish on the ice to freeze, and naturally frozen fish have been a trade staple of the Great ..... Click the link for more information. ; nutrition nutrition, study of the materials that nourish an organism and of the manner in which the separate components are used for maintenance, repair, growth, and reproduction. Nutrition is achieved in various ways by different forms of life. ..... Click the link for more information. ; vitamin vitamin, group of organic substances that are required in the diet of humans and animals for normal growth, maintenance of life, and normal reproduction. Vitamins act as catalysts; very often either the vitamins themselves are coenzymes , or they form integral parts ..... Click the link for more information. . food any substance containing nutrients, such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, that can be ingested by a living organism and metabolized into energy and body tissue How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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OzFoodNet, a surveillance network of the Australian Government, said in their latest quarterly report that the incidence of food borne disease was highest in Now scientists are trying to determine whether they can successfully treat alfalfa seeds with this technology to reduce the chance of spreading food borne disease through the sprouts. com, a non-profit business dedicated to teaching companies how to avoid food borne diseases. |
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