Basic Nutrition

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Nonessential nutrients	Are present in food and used by the body but they do not have to be part of our diets.
Essential nutrients	The body cannot manufacture or produce these in sufficient amounts. They are "required in the diet".
Nutrients	Chemical substances in food that the body uses for a variety of functions that support growth, tissue maintenance and repair, and ongoing health.
Daily Values	Scientifically agreed upon standards for daily intake of nutrients from the diet.
Amino acids	The building blocks of protein that contain nitrogen.
Essential Fatty Acids	Components of fat that are a required part of the diet.
Saturated Fats	Fats in which adjacent carbons in the fatty acid component are linked by single bonds only. (example: -C-C-C-C-C- )
Unsaturated Fats	Fats in which adjacent carbons in one or more fatty acids are linked by one or more double bonds (example: -C-C=C-C=C- )

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