It is not only what you eat, but also includes the various mechanisms by which man digests, absorbs, transports and utilizes what he eats. This, in most cases, is impossible. When man or woman becomes ill they should be aware that it was possibly their own misguided nutrient intake that brought them to where they are today. In recent decades there has been a marked interest in nutrition, a trend which seems to be accelerating. The choice between nutrients that supply abundant life and energy to the whole man or lack of abundant life and energy belongs to man himself.
Most people misunderstand the term nutrition.
As compared to under-nutrition, not getting enough to eat of any kind of food therefore resulting in malnutrition. Most people misunderstand the term nutrition. They may be one who has average needs with respect to many nutrients, but who can also exhibit nutrient needs or requirements far exceeding the average need. It is possible to eat a balanced diet and still suffer an imbalance because of a malfunction in the absorption, transportation. There is far more to wellness and to the specific individual nutrient needs than we now know or understand.