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Nutrients
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Substances in food that the body requires for proper growth, maintenance and functioning
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Nutrient deficiencies
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Two little of one or more nutrients in a diet. is a form of malnutrition
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Malnutrition
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Result of serious undernutrition
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Undernutrition
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Too little food energy or too few nutrients to promote growth
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Overnutrition
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Consuming too much food energy (calories) or excessive amounts of some nutrients
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Carbohydrates
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Class of nutrients that include: sugar, starches and fiber
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Proteins
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Class of nutrients that build body tissue and supply energy
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Vitamins
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Compounds that are required for growth and proper functioning of the body
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Minerals
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Elements that perform many functions that keep the body growing and functiong
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Whole Foods
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Foods that are close to their farm-fresh state, or those that have benefited from light processing state
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Whole Grain
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Grains used in their intact forms, with all their edible parts included
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Phytochemicals
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Compounds in foods from plants that perform important functions in the body but are not nutrients
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Fiber
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Indigestible substance in food made up mostly by carbohydrates
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Energy
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The ability to do work or produce heat
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Glucose
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A simple form of compound which serves as the body's sugar
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