Explain Nutritional Biochemistry

A  good understanding  of the  biochemical  basis  of  nutrient function  and  of  the consequence of nutrient deficiency  or excess  is  important  in  the  clinical  and laboratory diagnosis of nutritional diseases, clinical management of the same and  in the control of endemic nutritional inadequacies. You, as a student of dietetics, should realize the importance of biochemistry in order  to:

a)  understand nutrition properly, and

b)  utilize biochemical tools in solving nutrition-related health problems.