Your aunt Gladys has a family history of heart disease. She decides to begin eating a bowl of oatmeal every morning to help lower her blood cholesterol. After about a month of following this routine, her cholesterol declined about 5 points. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for this effect?
a. Oatmeal is a low-fat food and inhibits the body's synthesis of cholesterol
b. Oatmeal is high in complex fibers that inhibit cholesterol-synthesizing enzymes
c. Oatmeal consumed on a regular basis suppresses the craving for high-cholesterol foods
d. Oatmeal is high in soluble fibers that trap bile, causing the body to use more cholesterol for bile replacement
d
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a. Sterols b. Glycerols c. Triglycerides d. Monoglycerides e. Polyglycerides
A curious finding of research on the effects of antioxidants on health is ________.
A. sometimes antioxidant supplements reduce disease prevalence, and sometimes they increase disease prevalence B. antioxidant supplements always work, but not any better than diets high in antioxidants C. antioxidant supplements are always more effective than diets high in antioxidants D. neither supplemental nor dietary antioxidants have ever been shown to improve health. This only works in theory, but not in real life.
Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin?
A. Folate B. Vitamin B12 C. Vitamin C D. Vitamin E
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A) reduces B) stomach to reduce C) zeroes D) stimulates