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What are food, calories and nutrients? 🍽 Food is one of the basic necessities of life, it is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for an organism. 🍽 Food contains nutrients, which are essential for the growth, repair, and maintenance of body tissues and for the regulation of vital processes. Nutrients provide the energy our bodies need to function. 🍽 The energy in food is measured in units called calories. 🍽 Scientists divide nutrients into 6️⃣ major groups: 📍 carbohydrates 📍 fats 📍 proteins 📍 minerals 📍 vitamins 📍 water. Most foods contain all or most nutrient groups, in different amounts. Subscribe- t.me/OreosSpace