Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies -  Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305627994
Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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The disease is a condition, in which a person is not able to perform all the metabolic and the physiological processes. The existence of the condition causes many other complications such as loss of appetite and decreased metabolism.

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