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When a water-soluble nutrient molecule has been absorbed and has crossed into the cell of a villus, it enters the bloodstream and is guided to the ________.

Adding calcium to an orange juice product is an example of nutrient ____.

All the organs and glands associated with the ingestion and digestion of food make up the ________.

Which term describes the backward flow of stomach contents?

Water and small lipids cross into the intestines freely; therefore, they are absorbed by ________.

____________________ refers to a measure of the nutrients a food provides relative to the energy it provides.

Textured vegetable protein is usually made from ____.

What is the most metabolically active organ in the human body?

Nutrient dense refers to foods that ____.

What do intestinal microvilli do?