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Essential amino acids are those that our bodies cannot synthesize.question 7 options: true false

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An essential amino acid, or indispensable amino acid, is an amino acid that cannot be synthesized de novo by the organism, and thus must be supplied in its diet therefore making this statement true.

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This statement is true
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