Discuss the diet as a link to health claims and food labeling
The diet has been linked to many health conditions. Health claims link specific conditions to a nutrient and list them on the label. This allows the consumer to make more appropriate food choices. Examples include calcium and osteoporosis; sodium and hypertension; low saturated fat and cholesterol and high in fiber and coronary heart disease; low fat and high in fiber, antioxidants, and vitamins A and C and cancer; folic acid and neural tube defects; soy and cardiac disease. The food must also be a naturally good source (10% daily value) of at least one of the following nutrients: vitamins A and C, iron, calcium, or fiber. It also must have less than 20% of the daily value for total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. Skin, lung, pancreatic, prostate, stomach, and breast (postmenopausal) b. Bone, colorectal, testicular, uterine, cervical, and liver c. Breast (postmenopausal), colorectal, uterine, esophageal, and kidney d. Lung, skin, bone, uterine, esophageal, and liver
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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