Explain why heme iron is nutritionally superior to non heme iron
What will be an ideal response?
Heme iron has absorption rates which are two to three times higher than non heme iron.
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_____ is an immune-mediated sensitivity to gluten fraction of wheat and other related grains.
A. Diabetes mellitus B. Celiac disease C. HIV D. Cerebral palsy E. Cystic fibrosis
If a patient requires a clear liquid diet for more than one or two days:
a. blenderized liquid foods should be added to the diet. b. the patient should be started on a tube feeding. c. a greater variety of clear liquid foods should be added to the meal tray. d. the diet should be supplemented with a low-residue commercial formula.
Approximately what percentage of the body's vitamin A stores are found in the liver?
a. 20 b. 50 c. 70 d. 80 e. 90
Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of absorption of nutrients by intestinal cells?
a. Diffusion b. Transmigration c. Active transport d. Facilitated diffusion