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PROTEINS ARE CHEMICALLY DIFFERENT FROM CHO AND FATS BECAUSE THEY ALSO CONTAIN?
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NITROGEN
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BUILDING BLOCKS FOR PROTEIN
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AMINO ACIDS
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ENZYMES ARE PROTEINS ATAT AMONG THINGS
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HELP ASSEMBLE DISACCHARIDES INTO STARCH, CELLULOSE, OR GLYCOGEN
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FUNCTIONS OF PROTEINS IN THE BODY INCLUDE:
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SUPPORTING GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE, SUPPLYING HORMONES TO REGULATE BODY PROCESSES, AND MAINTAINING FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE
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SWELLING OF BODY TISSUE CAUSED BY THE LEAKAGE OF FLUID FROM THE BLOOD VESSELS INTO THE INTERSITITIAL SPACES IS CALLED:
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EDEMA
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MAJOR PROTEINS IN THE BLOOD THAT PROTECT AGAINST BACTERIA AND OTHER DIESASE AGENTS ARE CALLED:
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ANTIBODIES
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MARASMUS CAN BE DISTINGUISHED FROM KWASHIORKOR BECAUSE IN MARASMUS:
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SEVERE WASTING OF BODY FAT AND MUSCLE OCCURS
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THE RDA FOR PROTEIN FOR A HEALTHY ADULT IS _____GRAMS PER KILOGRAM OF APPROPRIATE OR AVERAGE BODY WIGHT FOR HEIGHT
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O.8 GRAMS
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GENERALLY SPEAKING FROM WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FOODS ARE COMPLETE PROTEINS DERIVED?
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MEATS, FISH, AND POULTRY
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AN INCOMPLETE PROTEIN LACKS ONE OR MORE:
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ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
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