Jane, a 20-year-old college student, is 5'6 and weighs 100 lbs. She has lost 40 lbs. in the last 4 months and recently admitted to being anorexic. What nutritional state is she generally in?
a. Fed state
b. Postabsorptive state
c. Fasting
d. Starvation
Q. 2What tissues do both parathyroid hormone (PTH) and vitamin D act on to increase calcium reabsorption?
a. Bone
b. Kidneys
c. Liver
d. Small intestine
Q. 3What metabolic pathway spares body proteins during periods of extremely low glucose availability?
a. Glycolysis
b. Glycogenolysis
c. Ketogenesis
d. Lipogenesis
Q. 4Which of the following does not inhibit the absorption of calcium?
a. Oxalates
b. Phytates
c. Older age
d. Lactose
e. a and d
f. a, b, and c
Q. 5Your friend is nauseated, has been vomiting, and hasn't eaten anything in more than two days. Which of the following nutritional states is your friend in?
a. Fed state
b. Postabsorptive state
c. Fasting
d. Starvation
Q. 6Which one or more of the following foods provides a rich source of calcium, but when consumed has a low calcium bioavailability?
a. Beef
b. Dairy products
c. Spinach
d. a and b
e. b and c
f. All of the above
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