macronutrient
Americannoun
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Nutrition. any of the nutritional components of the diet that are required in relatively large amounts: protein, carbohydrate, fat, and the macrominerals.
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Botany. any of the three chemical elements required by plants in relatively large amounts: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
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Etymology
Origin of macronutrient
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It would need to compare a large number of people on two diets – one high in UPFs and one low in UPFs, but matched exactly for calorie and macronutrient content.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2024
New research, published in Nature Communications, finds that the macronutrient balance in the diet of male mice affects the level of anxiety-like behaviour of sons and the metabolic health of daughters.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
“Emojis also help in English, where words like protein can mean the macronutrient from food or the concept from microbiology.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
The yellow element is a vital macronutrient, and she's trying to understand how it cycles through the environment.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2023
The problem lies in the macronutrient values the researchers used for plant foods.
From Salon ● May 25, 2023
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