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Nutrition In Human Beings |
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Answer» We get nutrition by eating a balanced diet which involves all types of foods and nutrition required for our body in correct proportion Ingestion: The process of taking food into the body is called ingestion. Theprocess of nutrition in human beingsis called as digestion.Human beingsconsist of specialized organs for theprocessof digestion called as digestive system.Digestive system includes. Digestion: the process in which the foodcontaining large, insolublemolecules is broken downinto small, water soluble molecules is called digestion Absorption: Theprocess in which the digested food passes through the intestinal wallinto blood stream is called absorption. Assimilation: The processin which the absorbed food is taken in by the body cells and used for energy, growth and repair is called assimilation Egestion: The process in which the undigested food is removed from the body is called egestion. |
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