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| substances in foods that provide energy and materials for cell development, growth, and repair |
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| a class of organic nutrients that supplies the body with its major energy sources - sugar, starch, and cellulose |
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| large, organic molecules that are made up of amino acids and that are needed for growth and repair of body cells |
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| the building blocks of proteins |
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| a class of organic nutrients that provides energy and helps the body absorb some vitamins |
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| water-soluble or fat-soluble essential, organic nutrients that are needed in small quantities to help regulate body functions |
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| inorganic nutrients that regulate many chemical reactions in the body |
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| foods that contain the same nutrients |
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| the mechanical and chemical process that breaks down food into small molecules so they can be used by the body's cells |
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| molecules that speed up the rate of chemical reactions in the body |
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| the process that occurs when food is chewed and mixed in the mouth and churned in the stomach |
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| the process that breaks down large molecules of food into different, smaller molecules that can be absorbed by the body's cells |
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| the watery, enzyme-containing fluid in the mouth that is mixed with food during digestion |
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| the wavelike, muscular contractions that move food through the digestive system |
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| the thin, watery product that is the result of digestion |
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| the finger-like projections in the small intestine where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream |
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| Name the different food groups |
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| carbohydrates, vegetables, fruits, dairy, proteins, fats |
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