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| A science that studies nutrients and other substances in food and in the body and the way those nutrients relate to health and disease is known as ___ | Nutrition |
| 3 parts of the small intestine | duodenum, jéjunum, ileum |
| how many grams of protein do adults need daily | 60 g |
| A large class of nutrients including sugars, starches, and fibers that function as the body's primary source of energy | carbohydrates |
| what breaks down protein into amino acids | digestive juices |
| a food that provides all the essential amino acids is called | complete protein |
| what are the building blocks of protein | amino acids |
| what is the most abundant sterol, a soft waxy substance present only in foods of animal origin and is present in every cell of the body | cholesterol |
| what is an unsaturated fatty acid that loses its natural bend and becomes straight | transfat |
| process in which liquid vegetable oils are converted into solid fat by the use of heat, hydrogen, and certain metal catalyst | hydrogenation |
| food protein that contains at least 1 limiting amino acid | incomplete protein |
| protain contains nitrogen T/F | true |
| essential amino acids cannot be made in the body T/F | true |
| every protein has a unique primary structure T/F | true |
| during digestion, proteins are broken down into their tripeptides, dipeptides, and amino acid units which are then absorbed T/F | true |
| americans tend to eat just enough protein T/F | false |
| you should try to balance your intake of protein from animal and plant sources T/F | true |
| most plant foods are examples of incomplete protein T/F | true |
