A nutritional concern with hepatic coinfections in HIV patients is:
a. increased gluconeogenesis.
b. intolerance of carbohydrate.
c. anemia.
d. lack of enzymes to metabolize macronutrients.
d
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Weight loss resulting from a low-carbohydrate diet is primarily due to
A) fat loss. B) water loss. C) protein loss. D) None of the answers is correct.
You are planning a party for a group of friends. Which of the following foods can you serve to everyone at the party, without having to worry about your friend who has celiac disease?
A. Cheddar cheese on wheat crackers B. Pieces of fresh fruit C. Pizza made with whole-grain flour D. Corn beef on rye bread
Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the body's higher metabolic efficiency of converting a molecule of corn oil into stored fat compared with a molecule of sucrose?
a. The enzymes specific for metabolizing absorbed fat have been found to have higher activities than those metabolizing sucrose b. The absorbed corn oil is transported to fat cells at a faster rate than the absorbed sucrose, thereby favoring the uptake of corn oil fat c. There are fewer metabolic reactions for disassembling the corn oil and re-assembling the parts into a triglyceride for uptake by the fat cells d. Because corn oil has a greater energy content than sucrose, conversion of these nutrients into stored fat requires a smaller percentage of the energy from the corn oil
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