Nutrition
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Author: Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz., WHITNEY, Ellie
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 6, Problem 8SC
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The dietary proteins are the protein present in the diet of the individual. These are very important and should not be wasted inside the body.
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