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Nutrition and Digestion        

 
 

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1. Nutrients are . . . . . . . . . . . substances in food that your body needs for growth and energy and to perform.

2. Carbohydrates, . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and minerals are the five kinds of nutrients.

3. Carbohydrates are . . . . . . . . . . that supply the body's main sources of energy.

4. . . . . . . . .carbohydrates like sugars give your body short, quick burst of energy.

5. . . . . . . . . . . carbohydrates from starch and grains give your body energy over long period of time.

6. . . . . . . . . . are the energy-storage nutrients.

7. Fats stored in the body is used for . . . . . . . . . . . . and to protect your body . . . . . . . . .

8. Solid fats come mostly from . . . . . . . . . . . and the liquid fat from . . . . . . . . . .

9. . . . . . . . . . . . are used to build and repair cells.

10. The good sources of proteins are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .

11. . . . . . . . . is not a nutrient, but it needs to carry out your life process.

12. More than . . . . . . . . . of your body is made up of water.

13. All of the chemical changes that take place in your body require . . . . . .and you should drink atleast . . . . . glasses of . . . . . . . . each day.

14. The building blocks of proteins are . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15. Proteins are used to make . . . . . . . . . . , which control many of the chemical activities in the body.

16. A . . . . . . . . . . . . . is the smallest part of a substance that has all the properties of that substance.

17. Proteins are the largest molecules in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18. All proteins contain atoms of Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen and . . . . . . . . . .

19. Cells in your body make their proteins by combining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20. Proteins are used to build new cells, repair damaged cells, make. . . . . . . . which control. . . . . . . . activities and as a source of. . . . . . . . .  

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