Who is Considered the Father of Nutrition?
                                
                                
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                                In the late 18th century, a prominent French chemist named Antoine Lavoisier performed experiments that forever changed our understanding of how the body uses food for energy. His work, which demonstrated that respiration is a process of slow combustion, is why he is widely considered the father of nutrition.