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- 3. Your body needs some cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help you digest foods. Your body makes all the cholesterol it needs. However, cholesterol also is found in some of the foods you eat.
- 5. There are many different types of diets, such as vegetarian diets, weight loss diets, and diets for people with certain health problems.
- 7. breakdown of food into smaller molecules
- 8. The body produces many amino acids and others come from food. The body absorbs amino acids through the small intestine into the blood
- 10. the process the body uses to break down food into nutrients. The body uses the nutrients for energy, growth, and cell repair.
- 11. a major component of fats that is used by the body for energy and tissue development
- 13. A unit of energy in food. Carbohydrates, fats, protein, and alcohol in the foods and drinks we eat provide food energy
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- 1. It contains one or more dietary ingredients (including vitamins; minerals; herbs or other botanicals; amino acids; and other substances). Supplements do not have to go through the testing that drugs do for effectiveness and safety.
- 2. is the main sugar found in the blood and the main source of energy for your body.
- 4. They include sodium, potassium, magnesium, and chloride. When you are dehydrated, your body does not have enough fluid and electrolytes.
- 6. substances that speed up chemical reactions in the body.
- 9. Your body uses this sugar for energy for your cells, tissues and organs. It stores any extra sugar in your liver and muscles for when it is needed.
- 12. You can lose liquids through frequent urinating, sweating, diarrhea, or vomiting. When you are dehydrated, your body does not have enough fluid and electrolytes to work properly.
