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5. The process by which body proteins are continuously broken down into amino acids - 6. A number calculated from a person's weight and height, providing a reliable indicator of body fatness - 7. One or two molecules of sugar that are absorbed and burned very quickly; they raise blood glucose level, causing dumping of insulin, which causes the blood glucose level to plummet- 8. Amino acids that cannot be made by the body and must be ingested through food- 9. Starches and fiber, which take longer to digest than simple sugars; help stabilize blood glucose levels - 10. Amino acids made by the body by the breakdown of protein and other excess amino acids - 11. The physical and chemical processes in the body that create and use energy- 12. The process in which food is broken down in the GI tract, releasing nutrients for the body to use -