An endurance athlete has been experiencing intestinal cramping and diarrhea and suspects that these symptoms are related to her pre-exercise meal. Which strategy should she try?
a. Replace some solid food with semi-solid food or liquid.
b. Increase foods known to be constipating, such as fat.
c. Eliminate food and fluid intake prior to exercise.
d. Add a fructose-containing sports beverage.
a
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a. low-fat foods b. exercise c. scare tactics d. the buddy system e. drinking water
Recall Anup, the Nepalese student that you read about at the beginning of this chapter, and his struggle to adapt to American foods. Have you become friends with any foreign students at your university, and if so, what major challenges have they experienced adapting to American college eating?
Soluble fiber can help reduce blood cholesterol levels by _____
a. converting cholesterol into vitamin D
b. binding cholesterol and carrying it out of the body with the feces
c. blocking the absorption of bile
d. preventing the production of bile
e. blocking the production of insulin
Calcium is the most abundant divalent cation in the body
Indicate whether the statement is true or false