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Question 2
and an orange Which item in this lunch did not contain carbohydrate? Your Answer The lentils The clarified butter The orange The yogurt sauce Total 1.00 / 1.00 1.00 Score Explanation

For lunch today, Kamala ate a meal consisting of rice, lentils fried in clarified butter, yogurt sauce

Question Explanation Carbohydrate-containing foods include milk and yogurt, fruit, vegetables, bread, legumes, nuts, seeds, and added sugars. Cheese, meat, oil and fats do not contain carbohydrate.

Question 3
At his diabetes clinic, Dr. Nguyen teaches patients basic carbohydrate counting and encourages them to keep records of their food and beverage intake. A patient presents with a food record showing a breakfast that consisted of 1 slice of bread (1 oz), 1 slice of cheese (1 oz), and 2

medium-sized pieces of fruit (2 peaches). How many grams of carbohydrate are in this breakfast? Your Answer 25 grams of carbohydrate 45 grams of carbohydrate 108 grams of carbohydrate 1.00 Score Explanation

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70 grams of carbohydrate Total 1.00 / 1.00

Question Explanation The 1 slice of bread has 15 grams carbohydrate, the 2 medium-sized fruits have 15 grams carbohydrate each, cheese has no carbohydrate.

Question 4
Nutrition professionals and health advocates recommend increasing your intake of complex

carbohydrates and reducing simple carbohydrates. Which statement about complex carbohydrate is correct? Your Answer Glycogen is a type of complex carbohydrate that the human body stores in the bloodstream Dietary fibers are complex carbohydrates that humans cannot digest, but fiber moves through the gastrointestinal tract and makes feces Soluble fiber is a type of complex carbohydrate that does not dissolve in water Complex carbohydrates contain one or more monosaccharides bonded together Total 0.00 / 1.00 0.00 Score

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Question Explanation Dietary fibers are complex carbohydrates that humans cannot digest, but fiber moves through the gastrointestinal tract and makes feces.

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Question 5
25-35% of total calories from fat. If a person eats 1,500 calories a day and 70 grams of fat per day, by this standard, is this a heart healthy diet? Your Answer No, because the person is eating 38% of calories from fat No, because the person is eating 42% of calories from fat Yes, because the person is eating 32% of calories from fat Yes, because the person is eating 28% of calories from fat Total 1.00 / 1.00 1.00 Score

The American Heart Association states that a heart healthy diet is one that provides no more tha

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70 grams of fat per day at 9 calories per gram of fat provides 630 calories from fat. 630 calories from fat is 42% of 1,500 calories, which is more than the 25-35% of calories from fat or less recommended for a heart healthy diet.

Question 6
The United States Institute of Medicine (IOM) publishes Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) that include the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of certain nutrients to consume for general health. Using the RDA for protein, determine how many grams of protein per day a healthy, non-pregnant, non-lactating, 34-year old adult female who weighs 147 pounds (67 kg) should be eating per day. Your Answer 132 grams of protein 54 grams of protein 1.00 Score Explanation

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81 grams of protein 67 grams of protein Total 1.00 / 1.00

Question Explanation The RDA for protein for non-pregnant, non-lactating adults greater than 18 years old is 0.8 g/kg. 67 kg times 0.8 g/kg = 54 grams of protein per day

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Question 7
Some early documented cases of scurvy occurred on long ocean voyages when fresh fruit and vegetable sources ran out. As a result, sailors suffered from bleeding gums and sometimes even

death. It was later discovered that the anti-scorbutic (anti-scurvy) factor was vitamin C, now also called ascorbic acid. How does vitamin C prevent scurvy? Your Answer Vitamin C helps stimulate blood flow; blood flow to the mouth & teeth helps reduce the likelihood of scurvy developing Vitamin C helps synthesize collagen; collagen is the protective tissue in many parts of the body, including the gums & teeth Vitamin C helps prevent against colds and improves the immune system; good immunity helps the body fend off scurvy Vitamin C protects blood vessels from popping up on the skin; these blood vessels cause pinpoint hemorrhages Total 1.00 / 1.00 1.00 Score

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Question Explanation Vitamin C helps synthesize collagen; collagen is the protective tissue in many parts of the body, including the gums & teeth

Question 8
are good sources of antioxidants. All of the following statements about antioxidants are true, EXCEPT: Your Answer Score

Jenny is a researcher specializing in antioxidant studies. She knows that all fruits and vegetables

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Vitamin A and the carotenoids, vitamin C and vitamin E all have antioxidant properties Free radicals cause oxidative damage by stealing protons from DNA, proteins, carbohydrates or unsaturated fatty acids All of the these statements about antioxidants are correct Antioxidants donate electrons to stabilize free radicals Total 1.00 / 1.00 1.00

Question Explanation Due to an ambiguity in the way this question was written, all answers will receive one point of credit -- however, the intended correct answer to this question was "Free radicals cause oxidative damage by stealing ELECTRONS from DNA, proteins, carbohydrates or unsaturated fatty acids"

Question 9
recently that certain components of the diet inhibit mineral absorption, including iron. All of the following foods and their compounds may decrease iron absorption, EXCEPT: Your Answer Chocolate, which contains oxalates Carrots, which contain beta carotene Tea, which contains tannins Whole grains, which contain phytates Total 0.00 / 1.00 Score 0.00 Explanation

Kenyatta has iron deficiency and he is trying to maximize the iron content of his foods. He learne

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Phytates, oxalates and tannins all reduce iron absorption, as well as the absorption of other minerals.

Question 10
Which of the following large-scale studies showed conclusive evidence that the dietary supplement the study examined was recommended for the given health condition? Your Answer The GAIT study showed that glucosamine and chondroitin promote joint health None of the the answers to this question contain true statements about the supplement studies The Nurses Health Study showed that resveratrol increases human longevity and retards functional decline in humans The GEM study showed that gingko extract does slow cognitive decline Total 1.00 / 1.00 1.00 Score

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Question Explanation The GEM study showed that gingko extract did no better than placebo to slow cognitive decline. The GAIT study showed glucosamine/chondroitin had no clear benefit for most patients. No human studies have proven that resveratrol increases human longevity or retards functional decline in human.

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