List four questions that should be considered when attempting to separate a bogus story from a legitimate nutritional news story.
Q. 2List five foods that you typically eat and indicate the possible factors that influence your food choices.
Q. 3What food item would be a healthy basic selection at the grocery store?
a. white bread
b. battered fish
c. dry roasted nuts
d. white rice
e. peaches canned in heavy syrup
Q. 4According to The Longevity Game by Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, which trait or behavior is most likely to add to the average life expectancy?
a. retiring at age 62
b. exercising once per week
c. wearing seatbelts at all times, excluding short trips
d. being female
e. drinking three glasses of wine per day
Q. 5Limiting fat intake to 20 to 30 percent of total calories is recommended to reduce the risk of ____.
a. heart disease
b. tooth decay
c. gum disease
d. osteoporosis
e. osteoarthritis
Q. 6What are organic, or carbon-containing, essential nutrients that are vital to life but needed only in relatively minute amounts?
a. trace minerals
b. catalysts
c. micro minerals
d. metabolites
e. vitamins
Q. 7On average, how much water does your body lose each day in the form of sweat and urine?
a. two cups
b. two pints
c. four to six cups
d. two to three quarts
e. one gallon
Q. 8What is the collective term for all the chemical and physical reactions occurring in living cells, including the reactions by which the body obtains and uses energy from foods?
a. biochemistry
b. epidemiology
c. active transport
d. cellular respiration
e. metabolism
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