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Calculatelthelnumberloflcalorieslinlalfoodlwhenlgivenlgramsloflprotein,lcarbohydrate,landlfatl
-lCORRECTlANSWER-Fat:lmultiplylbyl9lkcal/g
CarbslandlProtein:lmultiplylbyl4lkcal/g
AcceptablelMacronutrientlDistributionlRangel(AMDR)lforleachlmacronutrientl-
lCORRECTlANSWER-Carb:l45-65
Fat:l20-35
Protein:l10-35
TolerablelUpperlIntakelLevell(UL)landlthelDailylValuel(DV)l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
TolerablelUpperlIntakelLevelsl(UL)-
lestablisheslpotentiallyltoxicllevelslforleachlnutrientsl(ex:lvitaminlB12ldoeslnotlhavelalULlbec
auseltherelaren'tlconsequenceslatlalhighllevel)
DailylValuesl(DV):lDerivedlfromlthelRDAl(recommendedldailylallowances)lforleachlnutrient
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-Canlbelusefullforlcomparinglsimilarlproducts
relationshiplbetweenlthelDietarylGuidelineslforlAmericanslandlMyPlatel-
lCORRECTlANSWER-
ThelDietarylGuidelineslforlAmericanslislaldocumentlpublishedleveryl5lyearslbylHHSlandlUS
DAl(sincel1980),lwhereaslMyPlatelislthelvisuallrepresentationloflthelDietarylGuidelineslforlA
mericans
potentiallconsequenceslofllowlfiberlintakel-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Thelamountloflundigestedlmateriallpassinglthroughlyourllargelintestinelisllimitedlandlstoollb
ulklisllessened.
howlfiberlcanlreducelriskloflcardiovascularldiseasel(CVD)l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Solublelfiberlcanlhelpltollowerlbloodlcholesterolllevels
-Preventslthelreabsorptionloflcholesterollinltheldigestiveltract
-Forceslthelbodyltolpulllcholesterollfromlbloodltolmakelmorelbile
Fiber-richlfoodsltendltolbelnutrientldenselfoods
-Providelphytochemicals,lwhichlprotectlagainstldamageltolcells
whatlconditionslmustlbelmetlforlcarbohydrateltolbelstoredlaslbodylfatl-
lCORRECTlANSWER-Iflavailablelglucoselexceedsldemand,litlwilllbelstoredlaslglycogen
, Comparelandlcontrastlessentiallnutrientslvs.lnon-essentiallnutrientsl-
lCORRECTlANSWER--
lEssentiallnutrients:lmustlbelobtainedlthroughlfoodlbecauselthelbodylcannotlmakelforlitselfl
l○lEx.lVitaminlb12,liron
l-lNonlessentiallnutrients:lthelbodylcanlmakelthemlbutlcanlalsolbelobtainedlfromlfood
Understandlthelbasicsloflbloodlglucoselregulationlthroughlthelendocrinelsysteml-
lCORRECTlANSWER-Bloodlglucosellevellisltightlylregulatedlbylinsulinlandlglucagon
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-Whenlbloodlsugarlgoesldown,lglucagonlbringslitlup
Identifylinfluentialllifestylelfactorslinlthel"Diet-HealthlConnection"l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Influentialllifestylelfactors:ltobaccolandlalcoholluse,lphysicallactivityllevel,lsleep
Definelmalnutritionl-lCORRECTlANSWER--
Includesldeficiencies,lexcesses,landlimbalances
-Canloccurlatlanylbodylsizelorlshape,lage,lsex,lethnicity,landlsocioeconomiclstatus
nutrientldensityl-lCORRECTlANSWER-Almeasureloflnutrientslprovidedlperlcalorieloflfood
-Highlnutrientldensityl→lmanylbeneficiallnutrientslinlhighlamounts
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3lreasonslwhylthelingredientsllistlonlalNutritionlFactsllabellislusefull-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Foodlallergies
Giveslalcluelaboutlthelnatureloflthelingredients
Showsldailylvalues
Knowlthelroleloflenzymeslinldigestionlandlvilli/microvillilinlabsorptionl-
lCORRECTlANSWER-1.lBeginslinlthelmouth
-Salivarylamylaselbeginsltolbreakldownlcarbohydrate
2.lStomach
-Produceslpepsinogenlandlhydrochloriclacid
3.lSmalllIntestine
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-Pancreaslreleaseslenzymeslforlallloflthelmacronutrientslandlbicarbonate
1.lEmulsification
-Processlbylwhichltwolunmixablelliquidslarelmixed
-Requiredlforltheldigestionloflfat,laccomplishedlbylbilelinlthelsmalllintestine
3.lVillilandlmicrovillilmakelthelsmalllintestinelideallforlabsorption
-"Fingerlikelprojections"lthatlincreaselsurfacelarea