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Food, Nutrition and Health
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- Definitions: food, nutrient, nutrition, balanced diet, health, malnutrition and optimum nutrition
- Functions of food: physiological, psychological and social
- Basic cookery terms
- Health benefits of common herbs: mint, coriander, celery, basil, curry leaves, saffron, thyme, lemon grass
- Health benefits of common spices: cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, turmeric, fenugreek, cumin, fennel, carom, asafoetida, ginger, garlic