Current research suggests that diets that are _____ in carbohydrate may actually increase the risk of heart disease in some people because they sometimes lower HDL-C levels

a. low
b. moderate
c. high
d. very high


d

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Identify a property of a saturated fatty acid (SFA)

A) It is disorganized and loosely packed. B) It has fewer hydrogen atoms than an unsaturated fatty acid. C) It has at least one carbon-carbon double bond in its backbone. D) It cannot bend and forms straight chains.

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The practice of always asking "why?" and finding out as much information as possible before making a judgment most illustrates which attitude?

a. creativity b. curiosity c. discipline d. integrity e. fairness

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Mrs. Brown is 55 years old and 5 ft. 3 in. tall, with a medium frame. She reports having lost 20 pounds in the last 6 months and now weighs 130 pounds. She eats 2 meals a day and is complaining that food has lost its taste, and when she eats, she feels something sticking in her throat, pain, and discomfort; she has ill-fitting dentures that she does not wear very often. Mrs. Brown is at risk of nutritional deficiency due to:

a. her current BMI. b. involuntary weight loss. c. problems with dentures. d. All of the above e. b and c only

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The best definition of bioenergetics is:

a. the study of metabolism. b. the physiological processes associated with exercise. c. the process of converting food into biological energy. d. the transformation of energy to heat.

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