Although minor, fat digestion begins in the stomach
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Which of the following is NOT a feature of folate nutrition?
a. Most food folate is bound to a string of amino acids b. Folate is actively secreted back into the GI tract with bile c. Food folate must be hydrolyzed by intestinal cell enzymes prior to absorption d. Folate must be methylated by homocysteine prior to crossing the brush border membrane
M.L. is a 34-year-old male computer programmer with a BMI of 26 who is seeking dietary counseling. His dose of Prilosec was recently increased, and although he now suffers less often from heartburn symptoms, he is also leery of medical side effects and would like any and all suggestions to manage his GERD "naturally." Having had GERD for the past eight years and been on some form of antacid or
antisecretory medication continuously during that time, M.L. knows what foods or factors cause symptoms, and is able to generally avoid them; hence, he has not had reflux esophagitis in over a year. A 24-hour diet history reveals M.L. ate these foods yesterday: Breakfast: Skipped Snack: Fresh pear; instant oatmeal made with water, eaten with brown sugar and two non-dairy creamers; skim milk Lunch: Lean turkey lunch meat on whole-grain bread with lettuce, tomato, and mustard; 100% grape juice diluted with water; snack pack of carrots, no dressing Snack: Sugar cookies; skim milk Dinner: Tempura (deep-fried, breaded) salmon; buttered rice; salad with lettuce and tomato; vinegar and oil dressing; water Snack, at bedtime: Ginger ale and ginger snap cookies Based on the 24-hour diet recall provided, M.L. consumes two cups of dairy foods per day. Based on the USDA Food Patterns: a. he is eating sufficient dairy foods. b. he should eat 1 more cup of dairy foods. c. he should eat 2 more cups of dairy foods. d. he should eat 3 more cups of dairy foods.
The AMDR for total fat for older adults is
A) 15 to 30% of total energy. B) 10 to 25% of total energy. C) 5 to 20% of total energy. D) 20 to 35% of total energy.
Typical food allergies do NOT include adverse reactions to _____
a. eggs b. soy c. corn d. peanuts e. wheat