All of the following are organic nutrients except? correct answers potassium
Hyponatremia? correct answers occurs when a person consumes too much water
To conserve vitamins, which of the following heating techniques is recommended?
correct answers steamin, stirfrying, microwaving
All of the following describe ALT except? correct answers Enzyme important for
deamination reactions
What is the leading cause of death in the United States? correct answers Heart disease
The hormone _______ is secreted from the stomach. This hormone stimulates hunger
and contributes to an increase in food intake. correct answers ghrelin
The finger-like projections lining the small intestine are called _________ correct
answers Villi
Lactate? correct answers accumulates when oxygen is not available in tissues
How are the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) figures for all vitamins set?
correct answers High (98th percentile) to cover virtually all healthy individuals
According to the AMDR's, lipids should supply about ____________ of a person's total
daily energy. correct answers 30%
Which of the following is the WORST option to conserve the bioavailability of vitamins in
green beans. correct answers Boil the green beans
In addition to dietary intake of cholesterol, cholesterol can also be made in the ______
correct answers Liver
Which form of vitamin E has the highest biological activity? correct answers alpha-
tocopherol
Which of the following is considered a trace mineral? correct answers chromium
Bile is made in the ________________ from ________ correct answers liver,
cholesterol
, Even if a mother consumes a significant amount of omega-3 fatty acids in her diet,
breast milk is a poor source of omega-3 fatty acids and infants being exclusively
breastfed should be supplemented with omega-3 FA. correct answers False
In a person with ____________, some amino acids become conditionally essential.
correct answers kidney and/or liver disease
Approximately ____ percent of the fat that is in the American diet is in the form of
triglycerides. correct answers 30
According to the AMDR's, carbohydrates should supply ____________ of a person's
total daily energy. correct answers 45-65%
Sam has been really busy at work. He often eats a granola bar on the way to work,
skips lunch, and then doesn't eat again until a big meal around 8 pm. This would be
considered? correct answers disordered eating
Megalobastic anemia can result due to a deficiency of ________ correct answers folate
or vitamin B12
Consuming salmon and tuna on a regular basis may help to do all of the following
except? correct answers prevent lung cancer
The ingredient list on a box of cereal reads: whole grain corn, sugar, modified corn
starch, cocoa, canola oil, salt, fructose, vitamin C, niacinamide, vitamin B6, riboflavin,
thiamin, vitamin A, folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin D correct answers the cereal
contains no added sugars
Following a diet rich in ____________ may help to protect against and/or treat the
common cold. correct answers vitamin C
A deficiency of vitamin A can result in __________________ correct answers night
blindness
Risk for each of the following chronic conditions increases with obesity except? correct
answers Type 1 diabetes
You are working with a client at risk for osteoporosis. Which of the following foods
provides the LEAST bioavailable calcium (i.e. you would be unlikely to recommend)?
correct answers spinach
Which vitamin is necessary for deamination reactions? correct answers vitamin B6
Your friend recently found out that she is lactose intolerant. You may recommend all of
the following except? correct answers avoid all dairy foods