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- 4. A subgroup of steroids
- 7. we cannot exclude these amino acids from the diet without compromising health.
- 9. common in patients with cardiovascular disease.
- 13. Vitamin D
- 14. when the body resynthesizes other proteins as needed.
- 15. chemical group of fat and fat-related compounds
- 16. the process by which the body breaks down tissue proteins into their amino acid building blocks.
- 17. the science concerned with nutrition planning and the preparation of foods.
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- 1. the sweetest of the simple sugars
- 2. Measurement of human energy
- 3. five amino acids that the body can synthesize from other amino acids
- 5. the building blocks of protein.
- 6. Vitamin A
- 8. The major dietary form of vitamin K in plants
- 10. comes from the Latin word saccharum
- 11. the main storage site for fat
- 12. a product of lactose