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Basic Nutrition
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- 1Nonessential nutrientsAre present in food and used by the body but they do not have to be part of our diets.
- 2Essential nutrientsThe body cannot manufacture or produce these in sufficient amounts. They are "required in the diet".
- 3NutrientsChemical substances in food that the body uses for a variety of functions that support growth, tissue maintenance and repair, and ongoing health.
- 4Daily ValuesScientifically agreed upon standards for daily intake of nutrients from the diet.
- 5Amino acidsThe building blocks of protein that contain nitrogen.
- 6Essential Fatty AcidsComponents of fat that are a required part of the diet.
- 7Saturated FatsFats in which adjacent carbons in the fatty acid component are linked by single bonds only. (example: -C-C-C-C-C- )
- 8Unsaturated FatsFats in which adjacent carbons in one or more fatty acids are linked by one or more double bonds (example: -C-C=C-C=C- )
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- Terms from Chapter 1 - Introduction to nutrition
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