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Calorie
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is the amount of energy need to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius
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Kilocalorie
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1000 calories and this is the most commonly used unit of measuring energy in the body
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Metabolism
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chemical reactions necessary to sustain life
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HIGH- DENSITY liproteins (HDL)
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GOOD
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LOW-DENSITY lipoproteins (LDL)
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BAD
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Carbohydrates
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are for the most parts sugars and starches and they are used as short-term energy molecules by your body
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Lipids
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are fats, oils and waxes
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Proteins
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are used as stuctral molecules to build the structures of the body, as energy molecules and as enzymes
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