Nutrition & You (4th Edition)
Nutrition & You (4th Edition)
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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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Concept introduction: Selenium is often incorporated into a class of proteins called selenoproteins. They have important functions in the body. The concentration of the selenium is higher in the thyroid organ than any other parts of the body.

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