Card 281
Question
What are the four macronutrient sources of calories?
Answer
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins and alcohol
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Card 282
Question
Which macronutrient provides 4 kcal per gram and is the primary source of energy in most human diets?
Answer
Carbohydrates.
Card 283
Question
the protein efficiency ratio (PER) is based on the comparison of the weight gain of rats fed a test protein to those fed what controlled protein?
Answer
casein
Card 284
Question
What protein is universally considered to be nutritionally complete?
Answer
casein
Card 285
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What is catabolism and anabolism?
Answer
catabolism is breakdown of complex organic molecules releasing energy. Anabolism is synthesis of cell constituents from simpler molecules, usually requiring energy.
Card 286
Question
What disease is associated with immune response to gluten?
Answer
Celiac disease
Card 287
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What happens if an essential amino acid is unavailable to make a protein?
Answer
Cells break down proteins to obtain the missing amino acid.
Card 288
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Which polysaccharide can humans not digest, but is the chief constituent of all plant tissues?
Answer
Cellulose
Card 289
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What is the integrating part of the entire nervous system?
Answer
Central nervous system
Card 290
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What is the major lipid in the skin bilayer?
Answer
Ceramide
Card 291
Question
What is the serum transport protein for copper?
Answer
Ceruloplasmin
Card 292
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Phytic acid has what detrimental effect?
Answer
Chelates minerals
Card 293
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Hunger, as opposed to appetite, can be described by what?
Answer
Chemical changes in the body
Card 294
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What polysaccharide from crustecean shells lowers cholesterol?
Answer
Chitin
Card 295
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The corticosteroids secreted by the adrenal cortex are derived from what?
Answer
Cholesterol
Card 296
Question
Gall stones are composed primarily of what compound?
Answer
Cholesterol
Card 297
Question
What nutrient in bacon may be good for pregnant women to eat?
Answer
Choline is an essential nutrient that plays a role in the normal development of the brain. Pregnancy and lactation are periods when maternal reserves of choline are depleted.
Card 298
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In the summer of 2011, the United States, Department of Agriculture created new food guildline, which shows the daily recommendation of the food groups in a diagram. What is the name of that new diagram?
Answer
Choose My Plate (No longer My Pyramid)
Card 299
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What trace mineral helps with the metabolism and movement of glucose?
Answer
Chromium
Card 300
Question
What is the primary lipoprotein for the transport of dietary fats absorbed from the intestine and delivered to the liver?
Answer
Chylomicrons
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