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Basic Nutrition

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1Nonessential nutrientsAre present in food and used by the body but they do not have to be part of our diets.
2Essential nutrientsThe body cannot manufacture or produce these in sufficient amounts. They are "required in the diet".
3NutrientsChemical substances in food that the body uses for a variety of functions that support growth, tissue maintenance and repair, and ongoing health.
4Daily ValuesScientifically agreed upon standards for daily intake of nutrients from the diet.
5Amino acidsThe building blocks of protein that contain nitrogen.
6Essential Fatty AcidsComponents of fat that are a required part of the diet.
7Saturated FatsFats in which adjacent carbons in the fatty acid component are linked by single bonds only. (example: -C-C-C-C-C- )
8Unsaturated FatsFats in which adjacent carbons in one or more fatty acids are linked by one or more double bonds (example: -C-C=C-C=C- )