Nutrition and Wellness

• Nutrition, through research, has been shown to have a large impact on wellness.
• Today, scientists know of over 45 nutrients that are needed in our diet.
• There is an increased growth in Nutritional Sciences (ie Epidermiology)

Epidermiology - branch of science that studies the incidence of disease in a population      ie. nutrition has been connected with a multitude of different types    of    diseases

Nutrition: Sum of the processes by which a person takes in and uses food substances.
Nutrients: Basic components of food that nourish the body.