The Energy Nutrients

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Chemical substances from food the body needs to live.

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nutrients

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The study of how the body uses the nutrients in the foods that are eaten.

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nutrition

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A lack of right proportions of nutrients over an extended period of time.

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malnutrition

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The units used to measure the energy in food.

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calories

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Failure to get enough nutrients may result in

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deficiency disease

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Nutrients that the body can make are called

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nonessential nutrients

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____________ __________________ is NOT a sign of a person's nutritional status.

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body weight

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The energy nutrients are

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carbohydrates, proteins, fats

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What groups of people are more vulnerable to nutrient deficiencies?

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pregnant women, infants, and children up to 2 years old

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The body's chief source of energy

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carbohydrates