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Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with good nutrition.

The diet of an organism refers to what it eats. Dietitians are health professionals who specialize in human nutrition, meal planning, economics, preparation, and so on. They are trained to provide safe, evidence-based dietary advice and management to individuals (in health and disease), as well as to institutions.

Poor diet can have an injurious impact on health, causing deficiency diseases such as scurvy, beriberi, and kwashiorkor; health-threatening conditions like obesity and metabolic syndrome, and such common chronic systemic diseases as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis.

The focus of this category is the nutritional intakes that maintains and keeps one well. Conventional Medicine Section in the Category of "Diabetes, Obeisity, Nutrition, Metabolism & Endocrine ". deals with the nutrition intake that strives for a curative goal, like illness recovery, weight reduction etc.

In addition to nutritional management issues for the healthy, this category will also deal with nutritional management for those with chronic conditions like diabetes, morbid obeisity and digestive problems where the nutritional management is in light of the existing condition. ~

ARTICLES:  Nutrition Management