Which essential nutrient helps form, build, and repair muscles?
proteins
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Which essential nutrient STORES energy?
fats/lipids
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Which essential nutrient makes up 70% of an animal’s body?
water
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True or False: Essential nutrients are nutrients that the human body is unable to synthesize. They must be obtained from food or water. Essential nutrients include carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals.
True
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Scurvy is a lack of
Vitamin C
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The chemical elements found in fats?
Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
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The chemical elements found in proteins?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and small amounts of sulfur
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The chemical elements found in carbohydrates?
Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
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The disease that caused by inadequate amount of vitamin C in the diet?
scurvy
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The disease that caused by inadequate amount of iron in the diet?
Anemia
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If people don't put this nutrient in their diet, they are likely to have constipation.
Fiber
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A balanced diet contains..
The necessary nutrients to meet your energy needs and keep you healthy
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Name a disease that could result from a deficiency of vitamin D.
rickets
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Which disease is caused by severe protein malnutrition, causing swollen feet and enlarged liver and abdomen?
Kwashiorkor
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A disease caused by severe energy deficiency characterised by wasting of muscle and fatty tissues. (Anemia, Kwashiorkor, Marasmus)
Marasmus
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What is the result of a diet low in roughage (fibre)?