Food

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Food is a substance consumed by a living thing in order for it function. Foods are usually either plant or animal based and different living things will consume these differently- some are carnivores, some herbivores and others omnivores. Food stuffs provide the consumer with all that is needed to maintain life including the growth and maintenance of the body. These are usually referred to as nutrients, so the processes by which plants and animals receive these is called nutrition.

Also see Balanced Diet

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