Meat is NOT a good dietary source of glycogen. Why?
A) Glycogen is a protein and will be broken down by the human digestive tract before it is
absorbed in the small intestine.
B) Glycogen is resistant to intestinal enzymes and cannot be broken down by the human
digestive tract.
C) Most of the glycogen found in meat is broken down when the animal is slaughtered.
D) The highly branched structure of glycogen is difficult for human digestive enzymes to
break apart.
C
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a. eating closely monitored amounts of low-calorie foods b. the compulsive consumption of food followed by purging c. eating in response to social stimuli d. absence of hunger and refusal to eat e. extreme social isolation and preoccupation with death
Many cereals, flours, and a variety of beverages are
A) nutritionally superior because they are USP-labelled. B) fortified. C) enriched. D) USP-labelled.
The main energy source during exercise of low to moderate intensity is
A) glucose. B) fat. C) protein. D) ADP.
The notion that too much food can block "ki" (energy) is a traditional ____ belief
a. Chinese b. Italian c. Korean d. Mexican