HUN1201 Midterm Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions

HUN1201 Midterm Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions The RDAs for most nutrients are: - Answer️️ -63 units a day. Dietary recommendations to prevent disease include all of the following except: - Answer️️ -Providing knowledge of an individual's genetic predisposition to specific diseases. Allowing physicians to develop "designer" therapies— prescribing the most effective schedule of screening, behavior changes (including diet), and medical interventions based on each individual's genetic profile. Enabling manufacturers to create new medications for each genetic variation so that physicians can prescribe the best medicine in the exact dose and frequency to enhance effectiveness and minimize the risks of side effects. Providing a better understanding of the nongenetic factors that infl uence disease development. Which of the following is characteristic of an essential nutrient? - Answer️️ -nutrients a person must obtain from food because the body cannot make them for itself in insufficient quantity to meet physiological needs. ©SOPHIABENNETT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR 7:59 PM Page | 2 Nutrient dense refers to foods that - Answer️️ -provide more nutrients relative to kcalories During digestion, protein is broken down to _____, carbohydrate to______ and fat to ______ - Answer️️ -Amino Acids, Sugars, Fatty Acids [Glycerol.] The form of sugar important to the body as blood sugar is: - Answer️️ -Glucose Dietary Guidelines recommend that carbohydrate intake continue approximately what percent of the total caloric intake? - Answer️️ -60% All of the following are benefits of fiber except: - Answer️️ -Protect against Heart Disease. Reduce the risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Protect against Colon Cancer. Help to maintain healthy body weight. Alleviate constipation. Lower risks of diverticulosis, hemorrhoids, and appendicitis. What is the function of bile? - Answer️️ -It emulsifies Fat. You have once again just finished a light breakfast of toast and jelly. Which of the following series of events proceeds upon digestion/absorption of the meal until it is near time for lunch? - Answer️️ -1. Blood Glucose rises 2. High blood glucose stimulates the pancreas to release insulin 3. Insulin stimulates glucose into cells & storage as glycogen in the liver and muscles 4. The body's cells use glucose; blood levels decline 5.Low blood glucose levels stimulates pancreas to release glucagon into bloodstream ©SOPHIABENNETT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR 7:59 PM Page | 3 6. Glucagon stimulates liver cells to break down glycogen & release glucose into the bloodstream 7. Blood glucose begins to rise. What compound is composed of 3 fatty acids and glycerol? - Answer️️ -Triglycerides In which form are most dietary lipids found? - Answer️️ -Triglycerides Lipids differ in their degree of saturation or unsaturation due to their number of - Answer️️ -Double Bonds What type of fatty acid is found in high amounts in olive oil? - Answer️️ - Monounsaturated fatty acid An omega-3 fatty acid has its first double bond on the - Answer️️ -3rd carbon away from methyl (CH3) Which of the following is a feature of polyunsaturated fats? - Answer️️ -Has two or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds. Lacks 4 or more hydrogen atom