All of the following are true regarding vitamins EXCEPT:
a. if adequate amounts are not consumed, deficiency diseases develop.
b. they are considered essential because the body cannot produce them.
c. eating at least one serving of fruit or vegetable a day prevents deficiencies.
d. they perform specific functions in the body.
c
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Which of the following are examples of complementing proteins?
A. bacon and eggs B. fruit salad C. beans and rice D. ham and cheese
When humans consume starches from food, the digestion process converts starch back to
A. dextrose. B. sucrose. C. maltose. D. glucose.
What is a chief function of carbonic acid in the body?
a. Activates angiotensin b. Activates angiotensinogen c. Helps with gastric digestion d. Helps maintain acid-base balance
What is the state of nitrogen balance when a person ingests 13 g of food nitrogen and loses 21 g of nitrogen?
A. Exogenous balance B. Negative balance C. Positive balance D. Equilibrium