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- 3. necessary for a healthy body
- 5. build and repair body tissue
- 6. makes up bones and teeth
- 9. an indigestible fiber found in plant cell walls
- 11. important in the structure of bone
- 13. important in building body parts
- 14. nervosa- characterized by intense fear of being fat and by serving weight loss
- 17. overeat and then vomit secretly once or several times a day
- 19. and oils- source of stored energy for life activities
- 20. makes up part of hemoglobin
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- 1. dissolves and transports materials
- 2. person who has a special interest in food and health
- 4. important in protein digestion
- 7. makes up thyroid hormones
- 8. influences muscle contraction and nerve action
- 10. important in fluid balance
- 12. diet- made up of a variety of foods that supply the body with the proper amounts of necessary nutrients and energy
- 15. helps push food through the digestive tract
- 16. source of energy for life activities
- 18. the energy content of food measured in heat units