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Nutrients
Diets
True or False
100
What is a nutrient?
a chemical substance that the body uses
100
Whats the number one most overweight country?
America
100
Vitamins and minerals are the same
false
200
Whats a deficiency?
A lack of nutrients that results in sickness
200
What's a main reason extreme vegans won't eat produce that has traveled in a semi-truck?
Food miles
200
Our body produces 11 out of the 20 amino acids we need
false
300
Define Essential Nutrient
Its a nutrient that our body can't naturally produce, so it's obtained through food.
300
What's an imbalance in a diet called?
malnutrition
300
Vegans drink milk
false
400
can we live without nutrients?
no
400
Are the wealthy or poor at more of a risk of being malnourished?
The poor
400
over one billion people in the world are obese
true
500
Name the five essential nutrients
amino acids fatty acids vitamins minerals water
500
How do you recover from a protein deficiency?
Eat more protein
500
Saturated Fats contain the most carbon bonds
true