Straighterline Nutrition Final exam questions and 100% correct answers
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Straighterline Nutrition
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Straighterline Nutrition
What is the major monosaccharide found in the human body? - correct answer glucose
Which of these is a complex carbohydrate that cannot be broken down by the human digestive process? - correct answer fiber
What is the purpose of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010? - correct answer to ...
Straighterline Nutrition Final
What is the major monosaccharide found in the human body? - correct answer glucose
Which of these is a complex carbohydrate that cannot be broken down by the human digestive process? - correct answer fiber
What is the purpose of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010? - correct answer to help Americans choose an overall healthful diet
How much moderate-intensity exercise is recommended in order to decrease an individual's risk of chronic disease? - correct answer 30 minutes per day
What is an advantage of fat as a source of fuel for exercise? - correct answer It supplies more than twice the energy of carbohydrates
In the human body, when is glycogen synthesis greatest? - correct answer immediately following exercise*
what is the first step in the production of energy from food? - correct answer anaerobic breakdown of glucose in the cytoplasm
a cell's genetic material is contained in its - correct answer nucleus
the primary functions of epithelial tissue in the lining of the respiratory tract are to - correct answer secrete important substances, absorb nutrients, and excrete waste*
what happens in the human body when too much Vitamin C is consumed via supplements? - correct answer It is excreted in the feces and urine what substances manufactured by the endocrine glands act as chemical messengers in the body? - correct answer hormones
what is the term for the partially digested food mixture as it leaves the stomach and enters the small intestine? - correct answer chyme
how does the body regulate blood glucose levels after a meal? - correct answer insulin is released from the pancreas
which of these is the only animal-derived food that contains a significant amount of carbohydrates? - correct answer milk
which enzyme breaks down carbohydrate? - correct answer amylase
what product is formed as a result of the incomplete breakdown of fat when carbohydrates are not available to the body? - correct answer ketones
which type of fats can raise the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level in the blood? - correct answer saturated
which of the following is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease? - correct answer blood pressure > 138/89 mg HG*
if a 100-calorie serving of food has 10 grams of fat, what percentage of the calories in that food is fat? - correct answer 90%
plant proteins are considered incomplete when they are missing which of these? - correct answer essential amino acids
edema can be caused by a lack of which substance in the bloodstream? - correct answer protein the enzymatic digestion of protein begins in the - correct answer stomach
based on the RDA, how many grams of protein would a healthy 125-pound woman need daily? - correct answer 46
which of the following is closely correlated with an increase in basal metabolic rate? - correct answer having greater lean body mass*
joe is 25 years old and weighs 154 pounds. What would be Joe's 24-hour estimated basal metabolic rate?
- correct answer 1680 kcal/24 hours*
which term refers to the minimum amount of energy required to maintain the body at rest? - correct answer basal metabolism
what theory proposes that everyone has a genetically determined body weight that is maintained through internal controls? - correct answer set point theory
in which list are all of the vitamins fat-soluble? - correct answer Vitamins A,D,E,K
what is the primary role of vitamin D in the body? - correct answer to help regulate calcium and bone metabolism
where is most vitamin A stored in the body? - correct answer liver
which vitamin is synthesized in the skin with exposure to UVB rays? - correct answer vitamin D
iron absorption is enhanced by the consumption of - correct answer oranges
why does an increase in energy expenditure require an increase in B complex vitamins? - correct answer they are involved in carb, fat, and protein metabolism
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