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Food is any substance^[2] consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant^W or animal^W origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates^W, fats, proteins^W, vitamins^W, or minerals^W. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells in an effort to produce energy, maintain life, and/or stimulate growth.

Historically, people secured food through two methods: hunting and gathering^W, and agriculture. Today, most of the food energy^W consumed by the world population^W is supplied by the food industry^W, which is operated by multinational corporations^W that use intensive farming^W and industrial agriculture^W to maximize system output^W.

Food safety and food security are monitored by agencies like the International Association for Food Protection^W, World Resources Institute^W, World Food Programme^W, Food and Agriculture Organization^W, and International Food Information Council^W. They address issues such as sustainability, biological diversity^W, climate change, nutritional economics^W, population growth, water supply, and access to food.

The right to food^W is a human right^W derived from the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights^W (ICESCR), recognizing the "right to an adequate standard of living, including adequate food", as well as the "fundamental right to be free from hunger".

Food from plants

Food from animals

Salt

Food sustainability

Projects

References

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For introduction.

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↑ Mother Earth News. ‘The Original Guide to Living Wisely.’ Relish. July 7, 2008. <http://www.motherearthnews.com/uploadedImages/Blogs/Relish!/Food-Safety.jpg>. April 22, 2010.
↑ Encyclopædia Britannica definition

[[1]-1] Mother Earth News. ‘The Original Guide to Living Wisely.’ Relish. July 7, 2008. <http://www.motherearthnews.com/uploadedImages/Blogs/Relish!/Food-Safety.jpg>. April 22, 2010.

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 '''Food''' is any substance<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/212568/food Encyclopædia Britannica definition]</ref> consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of [[plant]]{{w|plant}} or [[animal]]{{w|animal}} origin, and contains essential [[nutrients]], such as [[carbohydrates]]{{w|carbohydrates}}, [[fat]]s, [[proteins]]{{w|proteins}}, [[vitamins]]{{w|vitamins}}, or [[minerals]]{{w|minerals}}. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells in an effort to produce energy, maintain life, and/or stimulate growth.