Nutrition
Nutrition
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ISBN: 9781337906371
Author: Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz., WHITNEY, Ellie
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Body needs certain essential nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, proteins, and fats. All these nutrients play specific functions in the body. Fats are stored in the body for later use. Body use glucose as source of energy but during a period of fasting the body use these fats as a source of energy to maintain different cellular activities, as the body is deprived of glucose.

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