The ChooseMyPlate.gov website allows visitors to access personalized dietary recommendations.
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Q. 2Which hormone promotes the storage of excess glucose as glycogen and body fat?
a. Glucagon
b. Cortisol
c. Insulin
d. Epinephrine
Q. 3A super-sized value fast-food meal can provide _____ of the calories required in a day.
a. more than one-third
b. more than half
c. more than two-thirds
d. more than three-fourths
Q. 4Grains are the foundation of MyPlate.
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Q. 5Why are skeletal muscle cells able to take up glucose without insulin during exercise?
a. Muscle contractions can activate movement of glucose transporters from the cytoplasm to the cell membrane.
b. The cell membranes of muscle cells contain glucose receptors.
c. Muscle cells can take up glucose without insulin.
d. Muscle cells do not depend on glucose transporters for uptake of glucose.
Q. 6What have researchers found when studying portion sizes?
a. When larger portions are served, people tend to eat the same amount.
b. When larger portions are served, people tend to eat more.
c. People depend more on social cues than on visual cues to judge how much to eat.
d. People depend more on physiological cues than on visual cues to judge how much to eat.
Q. 7MyPlate translates into practice the USDA's 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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