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What is nutrition?
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The sum of the processes in which an animal or plant takes food and utilizes it for growth, tissue repair and replacement, or elaboration of products.
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What is a nutrient?
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Any substance in food that the body can use to either obtain energy, synthesize tissues, or regulate body processes.
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What are the classes of nutrients?
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Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and water.
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Which nutrients provide energy to tissues?
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Carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids.
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Which nutrient provides the most energy?
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Lipids (9 kcal/g)
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What is an essential nutrient?
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A substance that must be obtained in the diet, because the body either can't make it or can't make adequate amounts of it. It is defined in growing animals.
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What is a nonessential nutrient?
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A substance that the body can make sufficient quantities of it if it's lacking in the diet.
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What are the macronutrients?
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Carbs, proteins, lipids, and water.
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What are the micronutrients?
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Vitamins and minerals
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What is the difference between plants and animals?
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Plants go through photosynthesis and require less nutrients and are made of carbs. Animals contain protein and require about 40 nutrients.
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