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Subject : literacy
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1. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk






2. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal






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






4. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.






5. 10g






6. 230 - 250






7. 5mL






8. 9-11 servings daily






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






10. Keeps bowels regular






11. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium






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






13. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.






14. The food that the nutrient is found in.






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






16. Gives you healthy skin and eyes






17. 250g






18. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.






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






20. 120






21. Vegetables are a great source of this






22. Diagonal






23. 20mL






24. Eggs belong in this food group






25. 2 or more proteins are eaten together to supplement each other. Occurs when one protein is lacking in one or more essential amino acids and is eaten with another food which contains the missing essential amino acid. E.g. beans on toast (Beans are hig






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






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






28. A food contains all the essential amino acids - also known as a complete protein. Usually comes from animal sources but is found in soya beans.






29. Breaking down excess protein in the liver. Carboxyl group is converted to glycogen and stored as energy. Amino group is converted to ammonia then to urea and excreted as urine.






30. Foods from the extras group are usually high






31. The grain that has the highest amount of protein






32. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein






33. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.






34. 180






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






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






37. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance






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






39. 90 degrees of each other






40. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.






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






42. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.






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






44. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure






45. 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.






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






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






48. 1.25mL






49. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system






50. Built to a persons specifications