Biology - Study Guide
Biology - Study Guide
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ISBN: 9780321501561
Author: Martha R. Taylor
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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To determine: The cause of the most common type of malnutrition among humans.

Introduction: Failure to obtain adequate nutrition is called as malnutrition. During malnutrition, the body utilizes the stored carbohydrates and fats to get the chemical energy, and it also starts to break down its own fuels. The brain would become protein deficient, and the muscles get shrunk.

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To explain: The two minerals that vertebrates need in relatively large amounts and reasons for it.

Introduction: The body requires a definite amount of nutrients for proper growth and development. Nutrition includes intake of food, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism, and excretion. An unhealthy diet will cause deficiency-related diseases.

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