Understanding Nutrition notes

Table of Contents 1. An Overview of Nutrition. Highlight 1: Nutrition Information and Misinformation. 2. Planning a Healthy Diet. Highlight 2: Vegetarian Diets. 3. Digestion, Absorption and Transport. Highlight 3: Common Digestive Problems. 4. The Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches and Fibers. Highlight 4: Carbs, kCalories and Controversies. 5. The Lipids: Triglycerides, Phospholipids and Sterols. Highlight 5: High-Fat Foods — Friend or Foe? 6. Protein: Amino Acids. Highlight 6: Nutri...

Test Bank (Downloadable Files) for Understanding Nutrition, 15th Edition, Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady Understanding Nutrition, 15th Edition, Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady 1. Which statement about nutrition’s role in a person’s life is FALSE? a. Nutrition is the science of the nutrients in foods and their actions within the body. b. Nutrition is the study of human behaviors related to food and eating. c. Careless food choices can contribute to chronic disease. d. Chronic diseases progress s...

The process by which food is broken down into absorbable components is called which of the following? a. digestion b. absorption c. secretion d. mastication ANS: A REF: p. 65-66, Section 3.1-Digestion MSC: Knowledge 2. What is mastication? a. the act of chewing b. the act of swallowing c. the wave-like contraction of the intestines d. the wave-like contraction of the esophagus ANS: A REF: p. 66, Section 3.1-Digestion MSC: Knowledge 3. Which of the following parts is the lumen of th...

Test Bank (Downloadable Files) for Understanding Nutrition, 15th Edition, Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady Understanding Nutrition, 15th Edition, Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady 1. Which statement about nutrition’s role in a person’s life is FALSE? a. Nutrition is the science of the nutrients in foods and their actions within the body. b. Nutrition is the study of human behaviors related to food and eating. c. Careless food choices can contribute to chronic disease. d. Chronic diseases progress s...

Test Bank (Downloadable Files) for Understanding Nutrition, 15th Edition, Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady Understanding Nutrition, 15th Edition, Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady 1. Which statement about nutrition’s role in a person’s life is FALSE? a. Nutrition is the science of the nutrients in foods and their actions within the body. b. Nutrition is the study of human behaviors related to food and eating. c. Careless food choices can contribute to chronic disease. d. Chronic diseases progress s...

Table of Contents 1. An Overview of Nutrition. Highlight 1: Nutrition Information and Misinformation. 2. Planning a Healthy Diet. Highlight 2: Vegetarian Diets. 3. Digestion, Absorption and Transport. Highlight 3: Common Digestive Problems. 4. The Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches and Fibers. Highlight 4: Carbs, kCalories and Controversies. 5. The Lipids: Triglycerides, Phospholipids and Sterols. Highlight 5: High-Fat Foods — Friend or Foe? 6. Protein: Amino Acids. Highlight 6: Nutri...

The process by which food is broken down into absorbable components is called which of the following? a. digestion b. absorption c. secretion d. mastication ANS: A REF: p. 65-66, Section 3.1-Digestion MSC: Knowledge 2. What is mastication? a. the act of chewing b. the act of swallowing c. the wave-like contraction of the intestines d. the wave-like contraction of the esophagus ANS: A REF: p. 66, Section 3.1-Digestion MSC: Knowledge 3. Which of the following parts is the lumen of th...

Test Bank (Downloadable Files) for Understanding Nutrition, 15th Edition, Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady Understanding Nutrition, 15th Edition, Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady 1. Which statement about nutrition’s role in a person’s life is FALSE? a. Nutrition is the science of the nutrients in foods and their actions within the body. b. Nutrition is the study of human behaviors related to food and eating. c. Careless food choices can contribute to chronic disease. d. Chronic diseases progress s...

Test Bank (Downloadable Files) for Understanding Nutrition, 15th Edition, Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady Understanding Nutrition, 15th Edition, Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady 1. Which statement about nutrition’s role in a person’s life is FALSE? a. Nutrition is the science of the nutrients in foods and their actions within the body. b. Nutrition is the study of human behaviors related to food and eating. c. Careless food choices can contribute to chronic disease. d. Chronic diseases progress s...

Test Bank (Downloadable Files) for Understanding Nutrition, 15th Edition, Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady Understanding Nutrition, 15th Edition, Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady 1. Which statement about nutrition’s role in a person’s life is FALSE? a. Nutrition is the science of the nutrients in foods and their actions within the body. b. Nutrition is the study of human behaviors related to food and eating. c. Careless food choices can contribute to chronic disease. d. Chronic diseases progress s...