food
material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy.Food is treated in a number of articles. For a description of the processes of absorption and utilization of food, see nutrition; nutrition, human; digestion; and digestive system, human. For information on the methods used to prepare raw foods for cooking, consumption, or storage, see food preservation.
- Alessandro Scarlatti
- Alessandro Stradella
- Alessandro Tassoni
- Alessandro Valignano
- Alessio Baldovinetti
- Aletsch Glacier
- Aleut
- Aleutian Basin
- Aleutian Islands
- Aleutian low
- Aleutian Range
- Aleut language
- alewife
- Alexander
- Alexander Aetolus
- Alexander Agricola
- Alexander Alekhine
- Alexander Archipelago
- Alexander Archipenko
- Alexander A. Vandegrift
- Alexander Bain
- Alexander Balas
- Alexander Barclay
- Alexander Brome
- Alexander Bryan Johnson