Nutrition is the process of taking food into the body and absorbing the nutrients in those foods.
There are alternative sources of nutrition to animal meat.
As in all experimental sciences, we still do not know everything about nutrition.
Synonyms: food, nourishment, sustenance, nutriment More Synonyms of nutrition
nutrition in British English
(njuːˈtrɪʃən)
noun
1.
a process in animals and plants involving the intake of nutrient materials and their subsequent assimilation into the tissues
▶ Related adjectives: alimentary, trophic
2.
the act or process of nourishing
3.
the study of nutrition, esp in humans
Derived forms
nutritional (nuˈtritional) or rare nutritionary (nuˈtritionary)
adjective
nutritionally (nuˈtritionally)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Late Latin nūtrītiō, from nūtrīre to nourish
nutrition in American English
(nuˈtrɪʃən; njuˈtrɪʃən)
noun
1.
a nourishing or being nourished; esp., the series of processes by which an organism takes in and assimilates food for promoting growth and replacing worn or injured tissues
2.
anything that nourishes; nourishment; food
3.
the science or study of proper, balanced diet to promote health, esp. in human beings
Derived forms
nutritional (nuˈtritional)
adjective
nutritionally (nuˈtritionally)
adverb
Word origin
MFr < L nutritio, nutricio < nutrix, nurse
Examples of 'nutrition' in a sentence
nutrition
Consumers may be savvy shoppers but not all are nutrition experts.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Just learning about food and nutrition is so key to a healthier lifestyle.
The Sun (2016)
Good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle are also vital.
The Sun (2016)
Choose from 19 courses including beauty and sports nutrition.
The Sun (2016)
The importance of nutrition for good mental health cannot be emphasised enough.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They can learn about nutrition and food along the way.
The Sun (2013)
The study of nutrition is increasingly moving from a focus on diet to food science.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They were then presented with nine nutrition questions.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She knows that nutrition is vitally important and that supplements can help you.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The remaining sales come from the animal nutrition sector.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We would like to get into slimming and weight loss and sports nutrition.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The chart below shows some of the known effects drugs have on compromising good nutrition.
Holford, Patrick The Family Nutrition Workbook (1988)
These foods provide great nutrition with low fat and low cholesterol.
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)
Parents have the right to know that infant nutrition and other dairy products are harmless and safe.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is not good news for the sports nutrition industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Nobody can doubt the importance of good nutrition.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Currently college studying nutrition, he plans become a dietician.
The Sun (2014)
The correct purpose of food was nutrition; all else was vanity.
Jack Turner SPICE: The History of a Temptation (2004)
WHO nutrition experts have since been very sensitive to allegations of conflicts of interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The big question in nutrition research is how the body's regulation of liquid calories differs from that of solid food.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I was with a nutrition expert.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It has 2,000 products across the sports nutrition, health and animal nutrition sectors.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The charity released a'for the record' document that quoted a nutrition expert criticising the study.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Here, a top TV chef explains why studying nutrition and cooking is as vital as reading and writing.
The Sun (2013)
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In other languages
nutrition
British English: nutrition /njuːˈtrɪʃən/ NOUN
Nutrition is the process of taking and absorbing nutrients from food.
There are alternative sources of nutrition to animal meat.
American English: nutrition
Arabic: تَغْذِيَةٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: nutrição
Chinese: 营养
Croatian: prehrana
Czech: výživa
Danish: ernæring
Dutch: voeding
European Spanish: nutrición
Finnish: ravitsemus
French: nutrition
German: Ernährung
Greek: διατροφή φαγητό
Italian: nutrizione
Japanese: 栄養物摂取
Korean: 영양소
Norwegian: ernæring
Polish: odżywianie się
European Portuguese: nutrição
Romanian: nutriție
Russian: питание
Latin American Spanish: nutrición
Swedish: näring
Thai: โภชนาการ
Turkish: beslenme
Ukrainian: живлення
Vietnamese: sự nuôi dưỡng
Chinese translation of 'nutrition'
nutrition
(njuːˈtrɪʃən)
n(u)
(= nourishment) 营(營)养(養) (yíngyǎng)
(noun)
Definition
the process of taking in and absorbing nutrients
There are alternative sources of nutrition to animal flesh.
Synonyms
food
Enjoy your food!
nourishment
He was unable to take nourishment for several days.
sustenance
The state provided a basic quantity of food for daily sustenance.
nutriment
related words
related adjectivetrophic
Additional synonyms
in the sense of nourishment
Definition
the food needed to nourish the body
He was unable to take nourishment for several days.
Synonyms
food,
nutrition,
sustenance,
nutriment,
tack (informal),
kai (New Zealand, informal),
victuals,
vittles (obsolete, dialect),
viands,
aliment
in the sense of nutriment
Definition
the food or nourishment required by all living things to grow and stay healthy
Synonyms
food,
support,
diet,
nutrition,
foodstuff,
subsistence,
kai (New Zealand, informal),
nourishment,
sustenance,
aliment
in the sense of sustenance
Definition
means of maintaining health or life
The state provided a basic quantity of food for daily sustenance.