To calculate the nutrient density of a food item, divide the ____________________ by the ____________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


milligrams; kcalories

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Explain how oral rehydration therapy can combat some of the diarrhea experienced by these children

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a. includes consumption of nonfood substances. b. includes cycles of purging. c. occurs in pregnant women in the southern United States. d. occurs in young children in the southern United States.

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