Complete the following paragraph with the appropriate terms to describe the nutrition messages of MyPlate.
What will be an ideal response?
Fruits and vegetables cover one-half of the plate. These foods are dense sources of nutrients and health-promoting phytochemicals, despite their low calorie contents.
Grains occupy slightly more than one-quarter of the plate. The message to make half your grains whole is stressed throughout accompanying consumer education materials.
Protein foods occupy slightly less than one-quarter of the plate. Specifically, the Dietary Guidelines recommend leaner sources of protein and including plant proteins more often. To obtain healthy fats, the Dietary Guidelines recommend inclusion of fish twice a week.
A cup of dairy appears next to the plate. Depending on personalized calorie recommendations, consumers should have 2 to 3 cups per day of low-fat or fat-free dairy products or other rich sources of calcium.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. enzymes B. insulin C. vitamin K D. vitamin C E. calcium
When vitamin A is deficient, all of the following occur EXCEPT:
a. new epithelial cells do not differentiate properly. b. epithelial cells produce a hard protein found in hair and fingernails. c. epithelial cells produce too much mucus. d. the likelihood of infection is increased.