Define each of the four components currently under investigation to maintain health of the colon: resistant starches, prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics
Resistant starch is defined as starch components that enter the large intestine undigested. Prebiotics are substances in food that stimulate the beneficial flora of the large intestine. Probiotics are products containing live microorganisms that are sold as foods and supplements. Synbiotics are those products that contain both prebiotics and probiotics.
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Optional ingredients in yeast breads include
A. fat and/or eggs. B. liquids. C. salt and sugar. D. flour and yeast.
Lead in water is especially damaging to _____, in whom it can cause _____ damage
a. the elderly; bone b. teenagers; hearing c. children; nerve d. the elderly; skin
According to the textbook, the word diet should be defined as:
a. a restriction of food and beverages in an effort to lose weight. b. an increase or decrease in caloric intake to gain or lose weight. c. a pattern of eating. d. nutrition periodization.
The DASH diet plan may prevent hypertension and ________.
a. dehydration b. ulcerative colitis c. osteoporosis d. constipation e. diabetes