Explain how the following government agencies are involved in oversight and/or regulation of the food supply and/or food safety: USDA, FDA, EPA, and CDC.

What will be an ideal response?


See section 29-2, 29-3, 29-4, 29-5, and 29-6.

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Anna has type 1 diabetes and gives herself insulin injections to help manage her blood glucose level. One morning, Anna tested her blood before she ate breakfast and discovered that her blood glucose level was 88 mg/dl. Based on this information, Anna should

A. do not eat anything for the next 5 hours, which provides time for her blood glucose level to drop to normal naturally. B. give herself an extra injection of insulin. C. consume candy or fruit juice to increase her blood glucose level. D. do nothing to intervene, because her fasting blood glucose level is normal.

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What vitamin is most likely to be lacking in a vegan diet?

a. folate b. vitamin C c. vitamin B12 d. thiamin e. riboflavin

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One gram of alcohol supplies ____ calories

a. 4 b. 7 c. 9 d. 10 e. 11

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Joe is getting his energy expenditure measured by direct calorimetry. The 1 liter of water surrounding the chamber has an initial reading of 15 degrees Celsius. The final reading is 2015 degrees Celsius. How many calories did he expend?

A. 1500 B. 2500 C. 2000 D. 1000

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