A sedentary male college student aged 23 needs how much protein if he weighs 175 pounds?
a. 46 grams/day
b. 64 grams/day
c. 86 grams/day
d. 140 grams/day
e. 175 grams/day
Q. 2What is the DRI for protein for a 40-year-old male who is 6'4 tall and weighs 180 pounds?
a. 34 grams
b. 49 grams
c. 65 grams
d. 144 grams
e. 180 grams
Q. 3Which of the following would have the highest protein DRI per unit of body weight?
a. a 28-year-old woman
b. a 6-year-old child
c. a 40-year-old male
d. a 34-year-old woman
e. a 28-year-old male
Q. 4Which of the following statements is true?
a. Athletes may need slightly more protein than other healthy adults.
b. Athletes should consume protein supplements to build muscle.
c. Dieters should take protein supplements to spare body protein.
d. Infants and children need the same amount of protein as adults on a per-kilogram basis.
e. Protein recommendations are based strictly on age and gender.
Q. 5A young man has said to you that he is eating much more protein in his diet than the recommendation but he feels he needs the extra amount just in case he wants to build more muscle mass in the near future. How would you respond to him?
a. It should be fine because the cells will store the extra amino acids for future use.
b. If he has excess calories in his diet, he may gain fat weight from converted protein.
c. The extra protein will be used for fuel instead of the carbohydrate.
d. The body won't digest the extra protein and it will be eliminated in feces.
e. The excess amino acids can only be stored for up to 48 hours.
Q. 6In times of energy shortage due to inadequate carbohydrates or fats in foods, the body uses protein in what way?
a. decreases the breakdown of food proteins for energy and uses stored glycogen
b. stores amino acids in the cells to be used later for energy
c. removes the nitrogen portion and uses the remaining fragments for energy
d. converts it to fat to provide more concentrated energy
e. strips off its acid groups so that they can be used elsewhere for energy
Q. 7An athlete consumes large amounts of meat in an effort to build extra muscle tissue. This practice does not work because:
a. the body has only a limited capacity to store extra amino acids.
b. the body will dismantle its tissue proteins in this situation.
c. meat does not provide sufficient amino acids to build muscle tissue.
d. a diet high in protein does not provide enough total energy to support growth.
e. the body uses excess amino acids as fuel or stores them as fat.
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