diet (nutrition)

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Diet (nutrition)
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 vitaminsminerals, and fuel in the form of carbohydratesproteins, 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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