Brian Dunning, the mighty Skeptoid Debunkatron, has a really excellent post on his blog about food. He demolishes a vast amount of food quackery and silliness by zeroing in on what food is, and how the human body uses it. Mr. Dunning has a talent for this kind of thing; his early entry about "energy" is a classic of the form.
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Most of the food contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals, and is ingested and assimilated by an organism to produce energy, stimulate growth, and maintain life.
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