A nutrient that can be made by the body is called
a. essential.
b. complete.
c. incomplete.
d. nonessential.
D
Nonessential nutrients can be made by the body. Essential nutrients cannot be made by the body and must be consumed. The terms complete and incomplete refer to proteins. Complete proteins contain all the essential amino acids; incomplete proteins are lacking one or more essential amino acids.
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