Essential nutrients are defined as nutrients that can be manufactured by the body nutrients that can only be supplied adequately with dietary supplements nutrients that must be obtained through the diet consist of over 75 different types of nutrients
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Essential nutrients are: a. necessary nutrients that can be obtained only from the diet b. necessary nutrients that cannot be obtained from the diet c. nutrients that the body can manufacture from raw materials d. nutrients that pass through the body unabsorbed e. nutrients that do not cause deficiency diseases if they are omitted from the diet
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The term essential nutrients refers to a. all the carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids ingested by an organism. b. nutrients that an animal cannot manufacture from other molecules. c. nutrients that must be obtained from the diet in their complete form. d. all organic nutrients. e. Both b and c are true of essential nutrients.
The term essential nutrients refers to a. all the carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids ingested by an organism. b. nutrients that an animal cannot manufacture from other molecules. c. nutrients that must be obtained from the diet in their complete form. d. all organic nutrients. e. b and c, both
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