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Food affects our lives: nutrition and biochemistry of food, food science, various conditions and health disorders associated with food, dietetics, constituents of food,
pharmacological effects of foods, and the physiology of eating, digestion and nutrition.Food and cuisine that is taken by the people is a bit different in every country. Whatever the food is, the richness and nutrients are sure to be present in great quantities.
Food is any substance, usually comprised primarily of carbohydrates, fats, water and/or proteins, that can be eaten or drunk by animals or humans for nutrition and/or pleasure.While some food can be eaten without preparation, many foods undergo some form of preparation for reasons of safety, palatability, or flavor. At the simplest level this may involve washing, cutting, trimming or adding other foods or ingredients, such as spices. It may also involve mixing, heating or cooling, pressure cooking, fermentation, or combination with other food.A beverage is a drink specifically prepared for human consumption, except water.
The word drink is primarily a verb, meaning to ingest liquids.The word drink is also slang for a body of water. As a noun, it refers to the liquid thus ingested. It is often used in a narrower sense to refer to alcoholic beverages Beverages almost always largely consist of water. Water is essential for living, significantly more so than food. Death will usually occur after 1 week without any liquids but humans have been known to survive some months without food.The most popular drink worldwide is water. Tea is the second most popular, and then coffee comes next.Drinks often consumed include:
Water,
Juice,
Soft drinks,
Fruit drinks,
Squash,
Powdered drinks,Syrup drinks,Frozen ades
,Slush,
Smoothies,
beer,
A glass of milk,
coffee,tea etc...
