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What part of plant foods cannot be digested by humans?
Fiber
What is the recommended percentage of calories that should be consumed from lipids?
20-35%
What is the recommended percentages of calories that should come from protein?
10-35%
The following are all:
Sucrose
Fructose
Galactose
Simple carbohydrates
What causes hardening of the arteries?
Plaque
True or false: amino acids are recycled in the body?
True
Which is more nutrient dense: refined grains or enriched grains?
Enriched grains
Which type of fats reduce blood clotting and inflammation?
Omega-3 fats
True of false: protein deficiency is common in the US.
False
False
True or false: all dietary fats contain saturated, mono unsaturated and polyunsaturated fats
True
Which nutrient is most likely to be deficient in a vegan diet?
Vitamin B12
When carbohydrate intake is too low, how does the body get glucose for the brain and red blood cells?
Protein (amino acids) will be converted to glucose
What is the job of HDLs?
Pick up excess cholesterol from cells and blood vessels to be recycled or metabolized.
What mechanism in responsible for dictating how body proteins are built?
DNA