 
                    Food is any substance consumed to 
          provide nutritional support 
       an organism. Food is usually of plant, animal or fungal origin, and 
      contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. 
      
 
     
                    Food is treated in a number of articles. For a description of the processes of absorption and utilization of food, see nutrition; nutrition, human; digestion; and digestive system, human. For information on the methods used to
 
                     
                    Food is treated in a number of articles. For a description of the processes of absorption and utilization of food, see nutrition; nutrition, human; digestion; and digestive system, human. For information on the methods used to
 
                     
                    Food is treated in a number of articles. For a description of the processes of absorption and utilization of food, see nutrition; nutrition, human; digestion; and digestive system, human. For information on the methods used to
 
                 
                Food is treated in a number of articles. For a description of the processes of absorption and utilization of food, see nutrition; nutrition, human; digestion; and digestive system, human. For information on the methods used to
 
             
                Food is treated in a number of articles. For a description of the processes of absorption and utilization of food, see nutrition; nutrition, human; digestion; and digestive system, human. For information on the methods used to
 
             
                Food is treated in a number of articles. For a description of the processes of absorption and utilization of food, see nutrition; nutrition, human; digestion; and digestive system, human. For information on the methods used to
 
             
                 
                 
                 
              
              
              
         
         
         
     
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
            


