Excessive alcohol intake contributes to the development of all of the following EXCEPT:
a. heart disease.
b. stroke.
c. hypertension.
d. cancer.
a
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Which of the following is a characteristic of the metabolism of specific macronutrients?
a. The rate of fat oxidation does not change when fat is eaten in excess. b. The rate of protein oxidation does not change when protein is eaten in excess. c. The rate of glucose oxidation does not change when carbohydrate is eaten in excess. d. The conversion of dietary glucose to fat is the major pathway of carbohydrate utilization. e. The conversion of protein to muscle is hastened when protein intake exceeds protein requirements.
What describes the relationship of obesity and hypertriglyceridemia?
A) Insulin causes adipose cells to store more triglycerides. B) HDL competes with VLDL for cholesterol binding sites. C) The liver increases more VLDL in response to more fatty acids in the blood. D) Fatty acids in the bloodstream resist excretion by HDL.
Which of the following classes of nutrients requires the least amount of digestion?
a. Lipids b. Proteins c. Vitamins d. Carbohydrates
_____ is the study of the distribution of disease within populations
a. An outbreak b. Etiology c. Epidemiology d. Pathology