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a chemical substance from food that the body needs to live

• nutrient

• malnutrition

• cholesterol

• hormone

the study of how the body uses the nutrients in the foods that are eaten

• glucose

• nutrition

• fat

• protein

a lack of the right proportions of nutrients over an extended period

• malnutrition

• nutrition

• carbohydrate

• fatty acid

the unit used to measure the energy value of foods

• hormone

• nutrient

• protein

• calorie

an illness caused by the lack of a sufficient amount of a nutrient

• carbohydrate

• deficiency disease

• fatty acid

• hydrogenation

the nutrient that is the body’s chief source of energy; also known as a carb

• carbohydrate

• fatty acid

• fat

• protein

the form of sugar carried in the bloodstream for energy use throughout the body

• amino acid

• fat

• glucose

• fatty acid

a form of complex carbohydrates from plants that humans cannot digest

• dietary fiber

• fatty acid

• protein

• hormone

a product that sweetens foods with fewer calories and less carbohydrates than sugar, also known as a nonnutritive sweetener

• glucose

• carbohydrate

• artificial sweetener

• hydrogenation

an important nutrient that provides energy to and insulates the body

• protein

• fat

• fatty acid

• hormone