What are the advantages of a sustainable food system?

What will be an ideal response?


Sustainable food systems conserve, renew, and protect natural resources. They do not deplete or pollute natural resources-- soil and water, and they transport food using minimal energy.

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The primary sources of folate in the American diet are

A. milk and dairy products. B. fresh fruits and vegetables. C. meat, fish, and poultry. D. enriched ready-to-eat cereals and breads.

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Carbohydrate intake for people with diabetes should _____.

a. be higher in the evening than in the morning b. be consistently spaced throughout the day c. exclude added sugars d. include limited amounts of fruits and fruit juices e. represent 60 percent of the day’s kcalorie intake

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Large amounts of folic acid can mask a vitamin B12 deficiency and prevent ____ from resulting. Over time, the symptoms unique to a vitamin B12 deficiency will occur, and these are related to the ____.?

A) ?microcytic anemia; muscular system B) ?DNA and RNA synthesis; vascular system C) ?one-carbon transfer; nervous system D) ?macrocytic anemia; nervous system

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Foods in the MyPlate grain group provide the majority of their Calories from carbohydrate

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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