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a measure of body weight relative to height
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Body Mass Index (BMI)
the body's resting rate of energy expenditure
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basal metabolic rate
Amount of heat energy required to raise temp of 1 gram of water 15 to 16 degrees
Celsius & is the unit used in nutrition. page 1253
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Large calorie (Calorie, kilocalorie [Kcal])
the process by which the body takes in and uses food
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Nutrition
anemia caused by inadequate iron intake
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iron deficiency anemia
those that people require daily in amounts less than 100 mg
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Microminerals
A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube into the jejunum (part of the small
intestine)
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, percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy
calculated by using reference tables or by using a formula that incorporates the
triceps skinfold and the MAC
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Mid-arm muscle area (MAMA)
C and B
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water soluble vitamins
clusters of lipids associated with proteins that serve as transport vehicles for lipids in
the lymph and blood
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Lipoproteins
Metabolic pathways that construct molecules, requiring energy.
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