Question

how does food heal injuries

Answer 1

What type of injuries and what organism are you referring to?

Answer 2

Food contains energy and nutrients, energy and nutrients are are required by the cells of your body to divide and produce tissue that heal injuries. In the case of single cell organisms they also need energy and nutrients to repair/heal damage, for example to synthesize new cell-wall if their cellwall has been damaged.

Answer 3

Here are some specific examples: vitamin A is required for epithelial and bone tissue development, cellular differentiation,and immune system function. Vitamin C is necessary for collagen synthesis. Zinc – required for DNA synthesis, cell division, and protein synthesis.