What promotes good health, prevents constipation and diverticulosis, and may prevent obesity, diabetes, and some forms of cancer?
A. alcohol
B. protein
C. fiber
D. sugar
ANS: C
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A scientist adds 5 mcg of the mineral cadmium to the daily diet of 100 4-week-old laboratory mice. After 12 weeks, the researcher weighs and takes blood samples from each mouse. According to her findings, the mice lost weight during the 12-week period, and they have abnormal levels of certain hormones in their blood. Based on this information and your knowledge of scientific research, what would you tell the researcher about her findings?
A. The findings need to be summarized in a research article for submission to a peer-reviewed nutrition journal. B. Her results are very interesting, and she should report her findings to nutrition scientists, so they can repeat her study and confirm the results. C. She needs to conduct more tests on the animals' blood, because her findings are incomplete. D. The findings are not meaningful or valid because of the way she designed her study.
Which of the following are good dietary sources of alpha-linolenic acid?
A) Meats and cheeses B) Sunflower oil, corn oil, and soybean oil C) Fish and fish oil D) Flaxseed and walnuts
The human body averages _____% water.
A. 20 to 40 B. 40 to 50 C. 50 to 60 D. 60 to 70
Which of the following statements is false concerning the splitting of glucose for energy? a. Inside a cell, glucose is broken in half and these two halves have two pathways open to them. b. Glucose can be broken down to yield energy and carbon dioxide
c. Glucose fragments can be linked together into molecules of body fat. d. Body fat can be converted into glucose to feed the brain adequately. e. Water is a by-product of splitting glucose for energy.