Introduction The science of Human Nutrition can be defined as “the science of diet and its interactions with growth, development, physiology, metabolism, and composition of the human body. It involves the role of nutrition in normal and abnormal individuals, the impact of nutrition on health and disease and the interactions between diet, host, and environment.” (1) Nutrition plays a major role in health, prevention of disease and recovery from illness. Therefore, we should have an understanding and awareness about nutrition in order to optimally promote health maintenance, prevent diseases, facilitate recovery from illness, and augment the treatment of medical and surgical disease states.
Awareness and application of nutrition in medical practice has a major impact on the health care in our society. Malnutrition problems, like other health problems, can affect individuals, families and…
