Day-to-day choices can help reduce the risk of heart disease. One of the major risk factors for development of heart disease is elevated LDL, which can be affected by dietary factors like the types and amounts of dietary fat consumed. Read the statements below and select all of the correct statements regarding how various dietary fats affect LDL cholesterol levels.
What will be an ideal response?
Trans fats are worse for heart health than saturated fats because they raise LDL cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol.
increasing intake of plant foods may be one of the easiest ways to decrease LDL blood cholesterol.
Increasing intake of EPA and DHA through consuming fish may be helpful for most adults, but a physician should be consulted before taking fish oil supplements.
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Which statement accurately describes lactose intolerance?
a. Its prevalence is highest among northern Europeans. b. Symptoms include bloating, abdominal discomfort, and diarrhea. c. Most people who claim to be lactose intolerant have been clinically diagnosed. d. Eliminating milk products from the diet is required to alleviate symptoms. e. Commercially prepared milk products like Lactaid show no benefits to the lactose intolerant.
The person who wishes to gain weight may have to:
a. quit all activity. b. eat lots of fats. c. learn to eat different foods. d. take vitamin pills.
Antioxidants stabilize free radicals by
A. denaturing them. B. covalently bonding to them. C. donating an electron to them. D. removing an electron from them.
You are trying to convince someone that a low-carbohydrate diet is undesirable. What would you say to support your reasoning? a. Fat is readily available as fuel for the brain and red blood cells
b. Gram for gram, carbohydrates provide more total energy than dietary fats. c. Low-carbohydrate diets are expensive and require the purchase of special foods. d. Carbohydrates serve important functions as parts of certain protein molecules. e. The adult DRI for total carbohydrate, which must be met for good health, is 300 grams per day.