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The 13 pages that link to Essential nutrient, each with the reason it gives.

• Essential amino acidNarrower topic: Essential amino acids are one specific type of essential nutrient.

• MicronutrientNarrower topic: Micronutrients are essential nutrients when the body cannot synthesize sufficient amounts.

• NutrientBroader topic: Essentiality distinguishes nutrients that must come from food or another external source.

• MacronutrientNarrower topic: Macronutrient status describes required quantity, while essentiality describes dietary necessity.

• VitaminNarrower topic: Dietary essentiality explains why many vitamins must come from food.

• CholineNarrower topic: Choline is classified as essential because endogenous synthesis may not meet physiological needs.

• Elmer McCollumNarrower topic: McCollum’s experiments helped establish that ordinary calories and protein could not sustain growth alone.

• Marguerite DavisRelated: Her findings supported the idea that some food components must come from the diet.

• Vitamin B3Narrower topic: Humans require dietary vitamin B3 or its precursor tryptophan to meet needs.

• Healthy dietNarrower topic: A healthy diet supplies these nutrients in adequate amounts.

• TaurineCompared with: Taurine is generally synthesized by humans, though dietary supply matters in some circumstances.

• Human foodNarrower topic: This broader category distinguishes nutrients that must come from food.

• Nutritional and Metabolic DiseasesRelated: A shortage of an essential nutrient can produce a specific deficiency disease.