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| building blocks of protien |
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| the body's mmain energy source |
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| digestive system process that occurs when chemicals break down large food molicules into smaller ones that can be absorb by the body. |
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| thin, watery product of digestion that moves slowly out of the stomach and into the small intestine |
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| chemical and mechanical process that breaks food down into smaller molicules so that they can be absorbed by tthe body |
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| a type of protien that speeds up the rate of chemical reactions in the body but is not used up or changed itself in any way in the reaction |
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| nutrient that provides energy and helps the body absorb vitamin |
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| one of five groups of food that contain the same nutrient |
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| digestive system process where food is broken down through chewing, mixing, and turning |
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| inorganic nutrient that regulates many of the body's chemical reactions |
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| substances in food that the body uses for cell developement,repair,and growth and that provides energy |
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| waves of muscular contractions that move food through the digestive system |
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| nutrients made up of amino acid that is used for replacement and repair of body cells |
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| fingerlike projections in the wall of the small intestine that increases the surface area for absorption of nutrient |
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| organic, water-soluble or fat-soluble nutrient needed in small quanities for growth, regulating body functions, and preventing disease |
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