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Define macronutrients and micronutrients

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Macronutrients are required in gram quantities daily (protein, lipids, carbohydrates, water), while micronutrients are required in milligram or microgram quantities (vitamins, minerals).

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What are the components of energy expenditure?

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Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)/Resting Energy Expenditure (REE), Thermic Effect of Food (TEF)

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What is energy?

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The quantitative property that must be transferred to a body or physical system to perform work or generate heat; it is the ability to do work.