Nutrition & You (4th Edition)
Nutrition & You (4th Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780134167541
Author: Joan Salge Blake
Publisher: PEARSON
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Essential nutrients
These are the organic compounds present in the food that provide nourishment essential for the development and growth of our body. Nutrients not only provide us with the required energy to carry out various biological processes but are also the building …
Vitamins
The vitamins are organic molecules required in low concentration for the proper functioning of the body. They cannot be generated in the organism and are taken into the body through the diet. The lack of proper vitamins results in diverse deficiency diso…
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To examine: Whether the statement “the increase in childhood obesity is due entirely to fast-food intake” is true or false.

Introduction: Obesity is referred as a chronic condition characterized by an abnormal increase in body mass index (BMI). Childhood obesity is a condition in children and adolescents who are above the normal weight.

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