Nutrition Math
1 gram (g) is equivalent to this many milligrams (mg).
1,000 mg
In an experiment, participants are split into two groups called _______ and _________.
Control & Intervention/treatment
The organ where food digestion begins.
mouth
The disaccharide maltose is made up of two molecules of this monosaccharide.
glucose
80kg is equivalent to this many pounds.
176 lb
Participants are selected based on their diagnosis of a specific disease in this type of study.
Case-control
MyPlate is a tool for this population of people.
average healthy people (no disease/chronic illness)
The organ where the greatest amount of digestion takes place.
small intestine
fiber
327 kcal of fat is equivalent to this many grams of fat.
36.3 g
This first step in the scientific process generates the ideas for research studies.
observations
This food group is not recognized as a food group on MyPlate.
fats/oils
The accessory organ of digestion that produces bile.
liver
The two primary hormones involved in blood glucose regulation.
insulin & glucagon
The acceptable macronutrient distribution range (AMDR) for carbohydrates is this percentage of daily total calories.
45%-65%
Inverse or negative
The amount of vegetables on your plate, according to MyPlate should be this much. (visually)
Just over 1/4 of the plate
A type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by ulcers/sores in the inner lining of the large intestine, chronic inflammation, and an increased risk of colon cancer.
Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
A fasting blood glucose of 126mg/dL indicates this.
diabetes
A food that has 15g CHO, 10g PRO, and 5g FAT provides this many kilocalories.
145 kcal
In an experiment when both the researchers and participants do not know which group the participants are in, the study design is called this.
double-blinded
The typical American diet does not meet the MyPlate recommendations for these 3 food groups.
fruit, vegetables, dairy
Monosaccharides are absorbed directly into this; whereas lipids are first absorbed into the lacteals/lymph.
bloodstream; sent to the liver via the hepatic portal vein
Jody's bloodwork shows the following, which indicates that Jody has this syndrome.
-fasting blood glucose of 110mg/dL
-triglycerides of 152mg/dL
-fasting HDLc of 40mg/dL
metabolic syndrome