An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
NUTRIENT
alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive
(adjective) of or providing nourishment; “good nourishing stew”
food, nutrient
(noun) any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
nutrient
(noun) any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nutrient (plural nutrients)
A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
Synonyms
• nutriment
Adjective
nutrient (comparative more nutrient, superlative most nutrient)
Providing nourishment.
Source: Wiktionary
Nu"tri*ent, a. Etym: [L. nutriens, p. pr. of nutrire. See Nourish.]
Definition: Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth.
– n.
Definition: Any substance which has nutritious qualities, i. e., which nourishes or promotes growth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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