Which of the following terms is used to describe how much of a vitamin is absorbed and used by the body?
A. absorption
B. assimilation
C. Bioavailability
D. functionality
Ans: C. Bioavailability
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During which stage of nutritional health do altered metabolism and structural changes in tissues become permanent and irreversible?
a. chronic condition stage b. clinical condition stage c. nonspecific signs and symptoms stage d. altered substrate availability stage
Fortifying foods doesn't alter their nutritional content.
a. true b. false
Jim, a college baseball player, tells you that he has started to take glutamine supplements. How would you advise him?
a. As long as he keeps the dose under 10 g/day, the benefits outweigh the costs b. Since he plays baseball, he should consider taking alanine supplements instead c. Since he plays baseball, he should consider taking tryptophan supplements instead d. Since single amino acids do not occur naturally in foods, they offer no benefit to the body and may even be harmful
Which condition is a result of the loss of the glomerular barrier to protein and results in large protein losses in the urine?
a. end-stage renal disease b. kidney stones c. nephrotic syndrome d. acute renal failure