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Basic /




Nutrition
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Review Questions With Answers
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Nutrients - // /



CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Chemical
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substances
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in foods that are used by the body for growth and health
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Food /



Security -
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CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Access
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at all times to a sufficient supply off safe, nutritious foods
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Food /



Insecurity -
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CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Limited
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or
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uncertain
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availability
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of
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safe,
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nutritious
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,/ foods, /



/ or the ability to acquire them in socially acceptable ways
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Calorie - // /



CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅A
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unit
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of
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measure
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of
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the
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amount
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of
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energy
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supplied by food. Also known as the "kilocalorie" (kcal)
/ // // // // // // // //




Essential /



Nutrients -
/ // /



CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Substances
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required
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for
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growth
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and
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health
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that
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cannot
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be
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,/ produced /



/ or /



/ produced in sufficient amounts by the body. They must be
// // // // // // // // //



// obtained from the diet // // //




Essential /



Nutrients -
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CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Nutrients
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required
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for
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growth and health that can be produced by the body from
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other components of the diet
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Carbohydrates - // /



CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Chemical
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substances
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in
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foods that consists of a single sugar molecule or multiples
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of sugar molecules in various foods
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Proteins - // /



CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Chemical
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substances
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in foods that are made up of chains of amino acids
/ // // // // // // // // // //

, Fats /



(lipids) -
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CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Components
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of
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food
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that
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are
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soluble
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in
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fat
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but
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not
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in
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water.
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Most
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are composed of glycerol attached to three fatty acids
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Vitamins - // /



CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Fourteen
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specific
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chemical
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substances that perform specific functions in the body
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Minerals - // /



CORRECT
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