Since vitamins are found in a wide variety of foods, they are considered non-essential nutrients
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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It's late December and one of your favorite social media personalities is promoting a "New Year - New You" diet to his/her followers which consists of consuming only juice and water for the entire month of January. What step will you take to decide if this diet is healthful?
A. This social media personality was recently listed in a health and fitness magazine as one of the top 10 healthy eating pages to follow, so you are confident that the diet is appropriate for you. B. You decide to text a friend who also follows this social media personality. If s/he does the diet, you will as well. C. This individual has a lot of followers so you know that the diet being promoted is appropriate for you. D. You decide to apply the basic principles of nutrition that you learned in your Fundamentals of Nutrition course to decide if this diet is nutritionally sound.
Research concerning the safety and effectiveness of manufactured functional foods:
a. is inconclusive at this time. b. shows definite benefits to consuming such foods. c. suggests that they may be substituted for prescription drugs. d. is supported by the FDA.
Fat can be made from an excess of any energy-yielding nutrient
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Approximately how many different amino acids are used in the synthesis of body proteins?
a. 5 b. 10 c. 20 d. 35