How are essential and nonessential amino acids different?
What will be an ideal response?
Nine essential amino acids cannot be synthesized in the body and they must be obtained through dietary sources. Eleven amino acids are classified as nonessential because they can be synthesized in the body.
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a. Type 1 diabetes is more common than type 2. b. In type 1 diabetes, cells fail to respond to insulin. c. Rates of diabetes have steadily declined over the last decade. d. Dietary management should focus on total carbohydrate intake. e. The best preventative measure for type 1 diabetes is a healthy body weight.
Nobody really knows how candies first got their start; however, evidence points to the
a. Arabs. b. Canadians. c. Greeks. d. French.
Poor older Americans are less likely than middle-class Americans to
A) buy cooked fruits and vegetables. B) have multiple chronic conditions. C) read the Older Americans Act. D) eat a balanced diet.
Obesity can be defined as _____.
A. weight greater than 190 pounds B. a fat, unfit appearance C. a waist circumference of 28 inches in women D. a BMI of 23 E. an excess accumulation of adipose tissue