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Nutrition refers to the assimilation by living organisms of food materials that enable them to grow, maintain themselves, and reproduce.
Nutrition refers to the assimilation by living organisms of food materials that enable them to grow, maintain themselves, and reproduce.
True (A)
Metabolism is the complex process that combines calories and nitrogen to create and release energy.
Metabolism is the complex process that combines calories and nitrogen to create and release energy.
False (B)
Metabolism plays a crucial role in converting the food and beverages you consume into energy for your body.
Metabolism plays a crucial role in converting the food and beverages you consume into energy for your body.
True (A)
Nutrients are the compounds in food that provide energy and facilitate repair and growth.
Nutrients are the compounds in food that provide energy and facilitate repair and growth.
Nutrition primarily involves the intake and utilization of nutrients from food for the body's needs.
Nutrition primarily involves the intake and utilization of nutrients from food for the body's needs.
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Nutrition and Metabolism
- Nutrition is the process by which living organisms assimilate food materials to grow, maintain themselves, and reproduce.
- Metabolism is the complex process that combines calories and nitrogen to create and release energy for the body.
- The primary role of metabolism is to convert consumed food and beverages into energy for the body.
- Nutrients are the compounds in food that provide energy and facilitate repair and growth in the body.
- The focus of nutrition is the intake and utilization of nutrients from food to meet the body's needs.
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