Introduction

Nutrition

Nutrition is one of those topics that spread out into many different branches. Spreading out into different fields of science as well as research. I have only discovered this field of study in more detail only after joining George Brown College for my culinary management program. Throughout all my years of studies, I have never given so much importance towards understanding nutrition as I do now.

Interests

One field in nutrition that has intrigued me particularly is the topic of digestion of food in the human body. I had never imagined that the science behind absorption of nutrients from the food to the body would be so intricate. Another field that I want to learn more about is organic and sustainable farming. The world is getting bigger, and demand is increasing. To live on this earth together, everyone must understand the meaning of sustainability. Organic may not always be sustainable, but we need to find a way to do it, as there are so many antibiotics used in large scale farming.

Role of nutrition

The world is increasingly getting aware about health and food intake. Unlike before, people are taking way more interest in understanding what they are eating. And there has been a rise in the number of people who opt for healthy and nutritious food. Professionals in the hospitality industry have to keep this in mind as it is going to heavily influence the industry going forward

Health and Nutrition websites

There are a few nutrition websites online where a person might details about this topic in very much detail. I have handpicked a credible website and another which cannot be deemed entirely credible:

• 1. Health Canada : https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada.html

On this website, information on various topics can be found which all mainly revolve around health and safety of the consumers buying any products. As soon as you enter the website you come to understand that it is a government, a good indicator that the nutrition website is credible and that there is a lot of research done to find the information.

• 2. Food Babe : https://foodbabe.com/

The website looks very promising with many details about nutrition and diet. But reports from various sources, show that the website lacks in research and sticks to ideological beliefs more rather than concrete evidence.