Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 2Describe the dietary recommendations for fat intake from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the American Heart Association.
Q. 3Metabolic syndrome can be reversed with weight loss.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 4Bob is committed to losing weight but knows little about nutrition. He has heard his friends discussing types of fat, such as saturated and unsaturated. He has no idea what the terms mean or how they relate to his health and diet. He also has read that the most important improvement a person can make in his or her diet is to eat less cholesterol. Let's answer these questions and help Bob understand this topic better.Bob knows he needs to take in fewer calories to lose weight. Bob should be aware that ____.
a. individual food items eaten should contain less than 10 percent calories from saturated fat
b. saturated fats lose approximately 30 percent of their calories when melted
c. monounsaturated fats accumulate as adipose tissue primarily around the waist
d. both saturated and unsaturated fats have nine calories per gram
e. high intakes of nuts as snacks are encouraged by the American Medical Association
Q. 5In the United States, Non-Hispanic whites have higher rates of diabetes than Asians, Hispanics, and Non-Hispanic blacks.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 6Bob is committed to losing weight but knows little about nutrition. He has heard his friends discussing types of fat, such as saturated and unsaturated. He has no idea what the terms mean or how they relate to his health and diet. He also has read that the most important improvement a person can make in his or her diet is to eat less cholesterol. Let's answer these questions and help Bob understand this topic better.Bob wants to lower his blood cholesterol. What piece of advice should he ignore?
a. You should lower your intake of trans fats only, not of other types of fat.
b. Lowering your saturated fat intake may be more important than reducing dietary cholesterol.
c. Eat more plant sources of fats to lower total blood cholesterol and LDL cholesterol.
d. Eat more high-soluble fiber foods such as legumes.
e. Bake or grill fish to avoid adding unhealthy fats.
Q. 7Type 2 diabetes affects men and women about equally.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 8Bob is committed to losing weight but knows little about nutrition. He has heard his friends discussing types of fat, such as saturated and unsaturated. He has no idea what the terms mean or how they relate to his health and diet. He also has read that the most important improvement a person can make in his or her diet is to eat less cholesterol. Let's answer these questions and help Bob understand this topic better.Bob read an article about how fat travels in his body. He learned that ____.
a. blood cholesterol is carried in LDLs and deposited in plaque inside his arteries
b. chylomicrons travel in HDLs and are taken back to his liver for disposal
c. fat from a recent meal is carried in HDL to his liver for storage
d. HDL makes fat available to body cells via dietary enzymes
e. HDL is soluble in water and its particles are carried through plasma into the lymph system
Q. 9Researchers are calling type 2 diabetes mellitus one of the major threats to human health in the 21st century..
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 10Bob is committed to losing weight but knows little about nutrition. He has heard his friends discussing types of fat, such as saturated and unsaturated. He has no idea what the terms mean or how they relate to his health and diet. He also has read that the most important improvement a person can make in his or her diet is to eat less cholesterol. Let's answer these questions and help Bob understand this topic better.Which food is rich in saturated fat?
a. steak
b. banana
c. avocado
d. broccoli
e. canola oil
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