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1. Keeps bowels regular






2. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.






3. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.






4. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site






5. 200






6. Minimum amount of energy required to maintain body temp. (37'C) and keep the body alive. Calculated at complete rest after fasting. Slows down as you get older.






7. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells






8. The food that the nutrient is found in.






9. 5mL






10. Should be eaten sparingly






11. 230 - 250






12. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin






13. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use






14. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient






15. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.






16. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium






17. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)






18. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.






19. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas






20. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans






21. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning






22. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3






23. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall






24. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.






25. Vegetables are a great source of this






26. 250g






27. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream






28. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit






29. Lack of adequate nutrition - result of lack of nutrition or unbalanced diet.






30. Diagonal






31. A link formed during the condensation reaction when the amino group of one amino acid chemically combines with the carboxyl group of another amino acid with the loss of water molecule.






32. 20mL






33. An enzyme made in the stomach which breaks protein into peptones.






34. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.






35. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach






36. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low






37. When 2 or more amino acids break apart due to the addition of a water molecule which splits the peptide link. This happen during digestion.






38. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient






39. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.






40. 10g






41. 190






42. Formed when a number of amino acids join together due to the formation of peptide links.






43. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.






44. Vertical






45. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.






46. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle






47. 1.25mL






48. The 3 dimensional space to be designed






49. Curved






50. Help build strong - healthy teeth and bones - helps heart beat properly - helps muscles move - helps blood clot - helps keep soft and nerves healthy dairy product






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