Food Defined: Is any nourishing substance that is eaten?
                                
                                
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                                According to the World Health Organization, food is any substance, natural or processed, which provides necessary energy and nutrients for biological processes. So, in essence, any nourishing substance that is eaten or ingested to sustain life is fundamentally food.