Nutrition & You (4th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134167541
Author: Joan Salge Blake
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 5TF
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To examine: Whether the statement “Protein, fat, and carbohydrates are all digested at the same rate” is true or false.
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