Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
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ISBN: 9781305886865
Author: Sizer, Frances , WHITNEY, Ellie
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Our diet should be balanced, it should contain foods in right proportion and cover all major nutrients required for the proper growth of our body and good health. The foods are now classified into nutrient-dense foods which contain less of fats and healthy enough as it contains many important nutrients. People who are health conscious and don’t want to gain weight often look for foods which are classified as nutrient-dense.
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