HLTH 640 Quiz 2 With Verified Answers Latest Update 2024 (100% Pass)
Free radicals raise blood cholesterol levels more powerfully than trans fats. - Answers False
Atherosclerosis increases the risk of heart disease. - Answers True
A plant-based diet with minimal amounts of high-saturated-fat, hi...
Free radicals raise blood cholesterol levels more powerfully than trans fats. - Answers False
Atherosclerosis increases the risk of heart disease. - Answers True
A plant-based diet with minimal amounts of high-saturated-fat, high-sugar foods, coupled with daily
physical activity, reflects the healthy habits of the Mediterranean lifestyle. - Answers True
Regular exercise and maintaining a healthy body weight can help lower LDL cholesterol concentrations
and raise HDL cholesterol concentrations. - Answers True
Trans fats in processed foods pose a greater risk for heart health than saturated fats. - Answers True
Heart-healthy fats are - Answers saturated fatty acids
High concentrations of triglycerides in the blood and in adipose tissue are - Answers harmful to the
heart
Cholesterol is used to make cell membranes, sex hormones, bile, and vitamin D - Answers True
All health professionals agree that coconut oil is the best oil to use because it is heart-healthy - Answers
False
_______ are atoms or molecules that have at least one unpaired electron which makes the free radical
both unstable and destabilizing, and the food eventually becomes rancid. - Answers Free radicals
The flakiness of pie crusts, tenderness in meat, and the freshness of foods are associated with - Answers
triglycerides
When fatty acids become oxidized, the chemical structure is altered, creating the off smell and flavors
characteristic of ______ food. - Answers rancid
Saturated fat, and trans fat are linked to heart disease. - Answers True
Lipoproteins transport trigylcerides, cholesterol, and other lipids through the lymph and bloodstream.
LDLs deposit cholesterol in artery walls, whereas HDLs remove cholesterol from arteries and deliver it to
the liver, which uses it in the synthesis of bile and other compounds. - Answers True
Triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols are the three main types of - Answers fats
After they have been absorbed, amino acids are used to synthesize new proteins or are converted to
nonessential amino acids, ATP, glucose, or - Answers fat
Protein, iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin B12, and omega-3 fatty acids are likely to be underconsumed by
vegetarians. - Answers True
Eleven non-essential amino acids can be synthesized in the body. - Answers NOT false
, Excess animal protein is converted to essential amino acids. - Answers False
Animal foods have higher protein quality than plant foods. - Answers True
The large molecules which are made up of chains of amino acids and found in all living cells are called -
Answers proteins
If a chain consists of two joined amino acids it is called a dipeptide; three joined amino acids form a
tripeptide; more than 10 amino acids joined together is called a polypeptide; and a polypeptide chain
that contains 50 or more amino acids is called a protein. - Answers True
Underconsumption of protein leads to heart disease and kidney problems. - Answers False
Consuming too much protein from animal sources can increase the amount of saturated fat in the diet,
and ultimately heart disease. - Answers True
A peptide bond forms by condensation when the acid group (COOH) and amine group of two different
amino acids join and _______ a molecule of water. - Answers release
A high-protein diet may increase the risk of heart disease, kidney problems, and calcium loss from bone.
- Answers True
______ amino acids contain a central carbon surrounded by a side chain carboxylic acid (COOH), a
hydrogen, and an amine group (NH2). - Answers All
Beating egg whites to make meringue is an example of - Answers denaturing a protein
How is nitrogen in the amine group processed? - Answers It is converted to urea and excreted in urine.
During absorption, excess amino acids are - Answers deaminated
Alcohol use disorder includes alcohol abuse and alcoholism - Answers True
The state in which the BAC rises to the point that a person's central nervous system is affected and his or
her breathing and heart rate are interrupted is called tolerance - Answers False
The majority of alcohol is metabolized by the - Answers liver
The enzyme which is found in the stomach and the liver, that converts ethanol to acetaldehyde is called
- Answers alcohol dehydrogenase
Oliver typically drinks excessive quantities of alcohol in a short amount of time. He would be classified as
a - Answers a binge drinker
Most of the alcohol which has been consumed is absorbed in the - Answers small intestine
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