In
nutrition, the diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other
organism. Dietary habits are the habitual decisions an individual or culture makes when choosing what foods to eat. Although humans are omnivores, each culture holds some food preferences and some food taboos. Individual dietary choices may be more or less healthy. Proper nutrition requires the proper ingestion and equally important, the absorption of
vitamins,
minerals, and
fuel in the form of
carbohydrates,
proteins, and
fats. Dietary habits and choices play a significant role in
health and mortality, and can also define cultures and play a role in
religion.
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