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Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2024 10:38:39 -0600
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@@ -9,12 +9,23 @@ There are 6 nutrients:
  - Proteins
  - Water
 
-A
+A macronutrient is a nutrient the body requires in large quantities, whereas a micronutrient is a nutrient the body requires in small quantities.
 
+| Macronutrients | Micronutrients |
+| -------------- | -------------- |
+| Carbs          | Vitamins       |
+| Lipids         | Minerals       |
+| Proteins       |                |
+Nutrients are used for:
+- Growth and development
+- Energy
+- Regulation of processes
 # Definitions
-| Term      | Definition                                                                                   |
-| --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Nutrients | The life sustaining substances found in food. Necessary for growth, maintenance, and repair. |
-| Nutrition | The study of how nutrients affect our body.                                                  |
-| Diet      | The usual pattern of food choices                                                            |
-| Lipid     | Fat                                                                                          |
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+| Term               | Definition                                                                                                                                                            |
+| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Nutrients          | The life sustaining substances found in food. Necessary for growth, maintenance, and repair.                                                                          |
+| Nutrition          | The study of how nutrients affect our body.                                                                                                                           |
+| Diet               | A person's usual pattern of food choices. Everyone has a diet, and you don't begin and end diets, you just make changes to your existing diet.                        |
+| Lipid              | Fat                                                                                                                                                                   |
+| Organic            | An organic substance contains *carbon*, and can be degraded.                                                                                                          |
+| Essential nutrient | A nutrient is considered *essential* if it *must* be supplied by food, because the body cannot create it in sufficient quantities. If an essential nutrient is missin |
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