Your diet has been evaluated and you are consuming an average of 2800 calories, 62 grams of saturated fat, and 5 grams of trans fat daily. Are these values within recommendations for heart health?
a. Yes, because the energy from saturated fat is within the recommended percentage range.
b. No, because the energy from saturated fat is higher than the recommended percentage.
c. Yes, because trans fat intake is within the recommended range.
d. No, because the energy from trans fat is lower than the recommended percentage.
e. Yes, because the percentage of energy from total fat is within the recommended range.
Q. 2Nearly _____ percent of all children in the U.S. live in poverty.
1.16
2.21
3.30
4.7
5.40
Q. 3Fat stored in the body is used as a source of energy when not enough energy is available from food. This process involves:
a. retrieving fatty acids that have been stored in the liver.
b. transporting cholesterol to the muscles to be broken down for energy.
c. dismantling stored fat in fat cells and releasing components into blood.
d. converting glucose into fat as a more efficient method of producing energy.
e. using fatty acids that are available in the cell's lipid layer.
Q. 4As fatty acids are absorbed through the intestinal lining for transport throughout the body, which action takes place?
a. Small triglycerides pass directly through the blood to individual body cells.
b. Large-chain fatty acids are formed into lipoproteins for transport in the blood.
c. Fatty acids are transported through the blood as a separate top layer.
d. Only a small percentage of fats are absorbed through the intestinal lining.
e. Triglycerides are stored in VLDL for transport in the blood.
Q. 5These interactions between foods, herbs, and drugs are complicated, and the only constant rule is that _____.
1.foods delay drug absorption
2.nutrients decrease drug metabolism
3.drugs increase nutrient excretion
4.drugs modify appetite and taste
5.herbs decrease the actions of drugs
Q. 6Which statement best describes individuals who have had their gallbladder removed?
a. The liver stops producing bile.
b. They cannot digest food.
c. Bile is released directly into the small intestine.
d. Bile is not delivered into the small intestine.
e. They must eat a fat-free diet.
Q. 7Alzheimers disease is an inevitable part of aging.
1.True
2.False
3.Not enough information to determine
4.I dont know
Q. 8Vitamin needs change as people age due to changes in _____.
1.Absorption
2.Metabolism
3.Excretion
4.All of these choices
5.Absorption and metabolism only
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