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| the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius |
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| substances in food that provide the raw materials and energy the body needs to carry out all its essential processes |
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| a major source of energy, made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
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| the major source of energy for your body's cells |
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| energy-containing nutrients composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen |
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| nutrients that contain nitrogen as well as carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
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| small linked units that make up proteins |
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| act as helper molecules in your body's chemical reactions |
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| nutrients not made by living things |
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| shows how the nutrients in one serving fit into a 2,000 Calorie a day diet |
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| Dietary Reference Intakes |
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| provide guidelines based on the type of nutrient and the age and sex of a person |
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| the process by which your body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules |
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| the process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood |
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| the fluid released by the salivary gland when you eat |
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| a protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body |
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| a flap of tissue that seals off your windpipe and prevents food from entering the lungs |
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| a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach |
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| a thick, slippery substance produced by the body |
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| involuntary muscle contractions |
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| a J-shaped muscular pouch in the abdomen |
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| part of the digestive system where most chemical digestion takes place |
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| one of its jobs it to make bile for the digestive system |
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| a substance that breaks up fat particles |
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| a triangular organ located between the stomach and the first part of the small intestine |
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| tiny, finger shaped structures that help absorb nutrients |
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| the last section of the digestive system that prepares waste for elimination |
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| waste material is compressed into solid form |
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| a muscular opening at the end of the rectum |
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