Nutrition, nourishment, or aliment, is the supply of materials – food – required by organisms and cells to stay alive. Investing in the nutrition of children has the power to trigger huge social and economic change. It is an investment in people that lasts and lasts. There is considerable truth in the adage ‘You are what you eat’. The state of your body and how well it works depends to a . Since the 1960s, nutrition science has been dominated by two conflicting observations.

One is that we know how to eat healthy and maintain a . Thirty years ago, healthcare providers had to convince their patients that nutrition was important for their health and well-being. George Mason’s Nutrition and Food Studies program is the only nutrition program in the country that combines the science of nutrition with the culture of food on . This is a sentiment long-shared by many of us in the nutrition community and as the global movement in nutrition grows, so does our body of . Alternative therapies include nutrition, chiropractic, aromatherapy, naturopathy, acupuncture, massage therapy, yoga, tai chi, occupational therapy and sensory . Good nutrition is an important part of leading a healthy lifestyle. Combined with physical activity, your diet can help you to reach and maintain a healthy weight, . Learn what Anthony Alayon has to say about nutrition and why it is so important to those who want to achieve their fitness and weight loss goals! Undernutrition is the single biggest contributor to child mortality, and one of the world’s most serious health and human development challenges. Learn more about courses, faculty, career opportunities and student success stories for the nutrition and dietetics graduate program.

Community Voices: Why Nutrition Assistance Matters. Witnesses to Hunger, Feeding America, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics joined together to . March is National Nutrition Month and despite nutrition being a popular topic throughout the year, this month reminds us that nutrition-related . From a certain perspective, nutrition science can seem like a mess. From another, it illustrates the very nature (and beauty) of the scientific process.

The purpose of the profile pinpoints the challenge to professional dietitians and nutritionists to provide dynamic leadership in the nutrition assessment process.