Which term describes the body’s use of nutrients to support health?

• A. Diet
• B. Metabolism
• C. Nutrition
• D. Digestion

Answer: (C)

Nutrition describes the body's use of nutrients to support health. It encompasses how nutrients are obtained from food, absorbed, transported, and then used for energy, growth, repair, and immune function. This makes it the best fit because it captures the overall role of nutrients in sustaining health, not just the act of eating, the process of breaking down food, or the chemical reactions that release energy. Diet refers to what you eat, digestion is the process of breaking foods down, and metabolism is the set of chemical reactions that convert nutrients into usable forms, which is part of the broader nutrition concept but does not alone describe the full use of nutrients to support health.