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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Blood is the fluid which carries the essential compounds such as nutrients and oxygen to all the cells of the body and carries away the metabolic waste away from those body cells. Nutrients are carried by the blood to meet the energy requirements of the body.

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