How is the quality of a protein determined?

What will be an ideal response?


Protein quality is determined by the body's ability to digest the protein and the essential or nonessential amino acids that the protein contains, called the amino acid score. It is higher for animal foods and lower for plant foods.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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When counseling an anorexic, the best advice is to:

a. be real strict in their food choices b. be flexible and help them choose reasonable goals c. provide a large variety of menu items d. give them free rein with their intake

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a. 90-95% b. about 75% c. about 50% d. 5-10% e. 1-3%

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How many people in the world digest and absorb lactose efficiently throughout their adult life?

a. 15% b. 35% c. 50% d. 75% e. 95%

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