Bundle: Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies, Loose-leaf Version, 14th + LMS Integrated for MindTap Nutrition, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card
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ISBN: 9781337127547
Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5, Problem 21SC
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Very low-fat diets is the diet which include only 10% or less calorie. It tends to have 20% of protein content and 80% of carbohydrate content.
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