If a toddler's only source of a nutrient is from food but an adult can make the nutrient in an amount sufficient to meet his needs, the nutrient is considered to be _____

a. nonessential
b. essential
c. conditionally essential
d. partially essential


c

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What will be an ideal response?

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a. deamination b. amino acid pool c. translation d. protein turnover

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Brandon, a college sophomore, has high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high triglycerides; excess body fat around his waist; and low HDL cholesterol. His doctor would most likely say that Brandon:

What will be an ideal response?

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