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What is it?
Food is any substance that is consumed to provide nutritional support for the body, possibly to the point of excess.
The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated cells in an effort to produce energy. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, fats , vitamins, proteins, minerals or carbohydrates.
Most of the food energy consumed by the world population is supplied by the food industry, which is operated by multinational corporations that use intensive farming and industrial agriculture to maximize system output.
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