The rate at which energy is used by the body when it is at complete rest is called:

a. sleeping metabolic rate.
b. resting metabolic rate.
c. fasting metabolic rate.
d. body composition.


b

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The Dietary Reference Intakes may be used to ____

a. treat people with diet-related disorders b. assess adequacy of all required nutrients c. plan and evaluate diets for healthy people d. assess adequacy of only vitamins and minerals e. diagnose diet-related disorders

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Salivary glands secrete amylase, an enzyme that enables a minor amount of ________ to be digested in the mouth.

A. alcohol B. water C. protein D. starch

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Explain what happens to protein, carbohydrate, and fat when consumed in excess.

What will be an ideal response?

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Diagnostic enzymology focuses on ____

A) ?enzymes that are widely distributed among many tissues B) ?intracellular enzymes that express their activity in the blood abnormally due to a disease process C) ?secreted enzymes such as clotting proteins in blood D) ?nuclear enzymes

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