Disciplines and Occupations

Nutritional Sciences

The study of NUTRITION PROCESSES as well as the components of food, their actions, interaction, and balance in relation to health and disease.

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The study of NUTRITION PROCESSES as well as the components of food, their actions, interaction, and balance in relation to health and disease.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Nutrition Science
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Nutritional Science
  • Science, Nutrition
  • Science, Nutritional
  • Sciences, Nutrition
  • Sciences, Nutritional

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2007

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Previous Indexing

  • Nutrition Physiology (1965-2006)

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  1. H02w.533w

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QU 21

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nutritional Sciences. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D052756. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D052756
  2. Nutritional Sciences. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutritional_science
  3. Nutritional Sciences. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17652193