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- 1. The Canada Food Guide recommends that ___of your plate should be taken up by vegetables and fruits
- 5. The most important nutrient is _____.
- 6. This mineral is required for nerve function, muscle contraction, heart function
- 7. The major function of Vitamin K is blood ______.
- 8. Mineral linked to immune system
- 10. This nutrient aids with formation of red blood cells, intestinal function, protein metabolism
- 11. Found in citrus, tomatoes and melons, this essential nutrient helps with wound healing
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- 2. The process in nutrition by which substances pass through the intestinal wall into the blood.
- 3. 1 g of this nutrient supplies the body with 9 calories
- 4. Vitamin D is available not only through food ingestion, but also through exposure to _________.
- 9. Mineral essential to growth, metabolism, and thyroid gland