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Approximately ________ percent of all the energy released by nutrients is used by the body to carry on its normal functions, such as respiration, digestion, reproduction, muscular movement, circulation,
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Approximately ________ percent of all the energy released by nutrients is used by the body to carry on its normal functions, such as respiration, digestion, reproduction, muscular movement, circulation, and cellular regrowth.

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60-75%.

These functions correspond to the basal metabolism. It is not a fix number as it varies frome person to person and is related with the gender, the age and the organism in general.
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