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6: Review
Write your answers using complete sentences when appropriate.
List the six groups into which nutrients are divided and their basic functions.
True or false. The foods a child eats can affect his or her health as an adult.
What is an illness caused by the lack of a sufficient amount of a nutrient called?
What type of carbohydrates is important to the diet even though humans cannot digest it?
Why is eating too many simple carbohydrates in the form of added sugars a health concern?
Name four functions of fats in the body.
What two substances can increase blood cholesterol and why is this a concern?
Describe the two groups of amino acids that are important to the human body.
How can protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) affect children?
Identify two food sources for each of the energy nutrients.
How can emotions affect digestion?
What is the duodenum and what role does it play in the process of digestion?
In what part of the body does most nutrient absorption take place?
What role does insulin play in carbohydrate metabolism?
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