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Health vs Trophology - What's the difference?

health | trophology |

As nouns the difference between health and trophology

is that health is the state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness while trophology is (dated) the science of nutrition.

health

English

(wikipedia health)

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
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  • A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level.
  • Physical condition.
  • (obsolete) Cure, remedy.
  • *, Bk.XVII, Ch.XI:
  • *:And she myght have a dysshfulle of bloode of a maydyn and a clene virgyne in wylle and in worke, and a kynges doughter, that bloode sholde be her helth , for to anoynte her withall.
  • (countable) A toast to prosperity.
  • *
  • Derived terms

    * healthiness * healthy * healthcare * bill of health * health food * health worker

    References

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    trophology

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia trophology) (-)
  • (dated) The science of nutrition.
  • A nutritional approach that advocates specific combinations of foods as central to good health and weight loss.
  • Derived terms

    * trophological