When a normal, healthy adult consumes twice as much protein as he requires, his nitrogen output will ____.
a. equal his nitrogen intake
b. exceed his nitrogen intake
c. depend on his individual metabolism
d. be less than his nitrogen intake
e. be much more than his nitrogen intake
Q. 2What significant health problem for African Americans is a potent risk factor for coronary heart disease in blacks?
a. hypertension
b. diabetes
c. obesity
d. anemia
e. dyslipidemia
Q. 3The process of protein breakdown and synthesis is called ____.
a. protein recovery
b. the protein cycle
c. protein turnover
d. protein rotation
e. protein genesis
Q. 4The incidence of low-birthweight infants is 12.4 among African Americans. What is thought to be a likely cause?
a. high prevalence of pre-pregnancy overweight
b. large number of middle-age pregnancies
c. inadequate prenatal care
d. low fruit and vegetable intake
e. smoking cigarettes during pregnancy
Q. 5One of the nine essential amino acids is ____.
a. phenylalanine
b. carnitine
c. thyrosine
d. glucosamine
e. butalmine
Q. 6On average, African American men living in high-risk inner-city neighborhoods live how many fewer years than Asian American women in general?
a. 5
b. 9
c. 16
d. 21
e. 29
Q. 7An example of a conditionally essential amino acid is ____.
a. valine
b. leucine
c. lysine
d. tyrosine
e. thyrosine
Q. 8In reference to the practice of pica, which type of substance is usually ingested in urban areas?
a. clay
b. grass
c. laundry starch
d. ice
e. paint
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