# Manchester Community College: Introduction to Nutrition

- By: Andrea Ackerson
- Publisher: Manchester Community College
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Manchester_Community_College_(MCC)/Manchester_Community_College_-_Introduction_to_Nutrition)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Manchester_Community_College_(MCC)/Manchester_Community_College_-_Introduction_to_Nutrition
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/med-21450/pdf

An introduction to the study of human nutrition with an emphasis on the scientific bases of facts and controversies surrounding foods and diets. This text incorporates nutrition science fundamentals as well as nutrition's role in prevention and management of chronic disease.