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Nutrition basics

A medley of foods from all the six groups.

Nutrition is the process by which your body gets energy and nutrients from the food you eat. So what are nutrients? There are six types of nutrients:

 

Content last updated September 22, 2009

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health.

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