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HUMAN NUTRITION UPDATED TEST 2 PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND EXPERT VERIFIED ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS

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HUMAN NUTRITION UPDATED TEST 2 PRACTICE
SOLUTION 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
EXPERT VERIFIED ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO
PASS

◉ Primary storage form of carbohydrate in animals (2000 kcals)
Answer: Glycogen


◉ Average person stores about ________ kcals as fat!
Answer: 100,000


◉ Properties of Lipids:
Answer: - Do not readily dissolve in water
- Fats are solid at room temperature
- Oils are liquid at room temperature
- Triglycerides are the main form of lipids in food and body (Storage)
- Energy dense (9 kcal/ gm)


◉ The Lipids:
Answer: - Triglycerides (95% of lipids in foods and bodies)
- Phospholipids (Lecithin)

,- Sterols (Cholesterol)


◉ Saturated Fat:
Answer: - No double bonds
- Solid at room temperature
- Animal fats (Lard)
- Some plant oils (Coconut, palm)


◉ Unsaturated Fatty Acids:
Answer: - One or more double bonds
- Most plant oils
- Liquid at room temperature
- Likely to spoil


◉ Monounsaturated Fat:
Answer: - One double bond
- Olive oil (77%)
- Canola Oil (62%)


◉ To prevent spoilage/ rancidity of unsaturated fatty acids:
Answer: 1.) Store tightly covered
2.) Refrigerate

,3.) Add antioxidants
4.) Hydrogenate: Make saturated


◉ Hydrogenated Oils:
Answer: - Margarine, shortening (Crisco)
- Use polyunsaturated oil
- Hydrogen forced into oil
- Hydrogenate ===> Makes it spreadable
- Oil gets harder
- More saturated than original oil


◉ Hydrogenated Oils ==> Properties:
Answer: - Easy to handle
- Stores well (Prevents rancidity)
- High smoking point (Good for frying)
- PRODUCES *TRANS* FATTY ACIDS!!!


◉ Health Dangers of Excessive Trans Fatty Acid:
Answer: - Increases risk for heart disease
-- Raises blood cholesterol
-- Current intake is ~3% of total kcals
- Now on food labels

, ◉ Minimize Intake of Trans Fat ==> Limit Use of:
Answer: - Hydrogenated fats
- Deep- fried foods
- High fat baked goods
- Non- dairy creamers


◉ Essential Fatty Acids
Answer: - Body can only make double bonds in certain locations of a
fatty acid
- Needed for immune function, vision, cell membrane, and
production of hormone- like compounds


◉ Essential Substance
Answer: - A substance that, when left out of a diet, leads to signs of
poor health
- Add back, reverses condition
- Specific biological function


◉ Omega - 3 Fatty Acid
Answer: - Primarily form fish oil
- Also found in canola or soybean oil

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