If you do not eat on a regular basis throughout the day, the effect on the body will be:
a. extremely disruptive because you need to provide calories from food on a regular basis to the cells.
b. minimal because you have unlimited stores of glycogen in your muscles to provide energy for the whole body.
c. a coordinated effort that draws stored energy from various parts of the body.
d. a shortage of all vitamins because the cells cannot store them adequately.
e. diminished brain function because the brain relies solely on immediately available glucose.
Q. 2Dietary salt intake is most frequently associated with which health condition?
1.Hypertension
2.Osteoporosis
3.Breast cancer
4.Diabetes
5.Pneumonia
Q. 3Glycogen is stored in the body for future use. If it is drawn upon, it will:
a. be readily available because it is stored in unlimited amounts in the muscles.
b. be depleted from the liver after several days.
c. provide energy for cell activities during extended between-meal intervals.
d. be replaced easily by carbohydrate eaten once a day.
e. provide fat for oxidation when glucose is unavailable.
Q. 4Which person is NOT likely to have a magnesium deficiency?
1.Someone who is vomiting
2.Someone with diarrhea
3.An alcoholic
4.Someone who consumes large amounts of protein
Q. 5A person in an emergency situation is unable to eat for several weeks. Which of the following would provide most of the energy that this person would need to survive?
a. fat
b. liver glycogen
c. bones
d. muscle glycogen
e. blood glucose
Q. 6Phosphorus cannot be obtained from foods that are _____.
1.high in salt
2.low in protein
3.high in calcium
4.low in fat
Q. 7The main function of the kidneys is to:
a. retrieve vital nutrients from urine and send them back to the liver for processing.
b. remove carbon dioxide from the blood and excrete it in urine.
c. remove everyday wastes and water from the body.
d. store extra glycogen for use in emergencies by the body.
e. remove toxins from urine.
Q. 8All body cells rely on phosphorus and deficiencies in the U.S. are unlikely.
1.True
2.False
3.Not enough information to determine
4.I dont know
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