The Following Are Not Essential in the Human Diet

question 12

Multiple Choice

The following are not essential in the human diet.

• A) Ethanol.
• B) Nucleic acids.
• C) Heme containing compounds.
• D) Neither ethanol nor heme-containing compounds are required.
• E) None of these is required in the human diet.

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Obese Parents

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