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Table of Contents
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1. An Overview of Nutrition.
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Highlight 1: Nutrition Information and Misinformation.
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2. Planning a Healthy Diet. ss ss ss




Highlight2:VegetarianDiets.
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3. Digestion, Absorption and Transport. ss ss ss




Highlight3:Common DigestiveProblems.
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4. The Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches and Fibers.
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Highlight 4: Carbs, kCalories and Controversies.
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5. TheLipids:Triglycerides,Phospholipids andSterols.
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Highlight 5: High-Fat Foods — Friend or Foe?
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6. Protein: Amino Acids. ss s s




Highlight6:NutritionalGenomics.
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7. EnergyMetabolism. s



Highlight 7: Alcohol in the Body.
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8. EnergyBalanceand BodyComposition.s s s s




Highlight 8: Eating Disorders.
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9. Weight Management: Overweight, Obesity and Underweight.
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Highlight 9: The Latest and Greatest Weight-Loss Diet — Again.
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10. The Water-Soluble Vitamins: B Vitamins and Vitamin C.
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Highlight 10: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements.
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11. The Fat-Soluble Vitamins, A, D, E and K.
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Highlight 11: Antioxidant Nutrients in Disease Prevention.
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12. Water and the Major Minerals. ss ss ss ss




Highlight12:OsteoporosisandCalcium.
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13. The Trace Minerals.
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Highlight 13:Phytochemicals and Functional Foods.
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14. Fitness: Physical Activity, Nutrients and Body Adaptations.
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Highlight 14: Supplements as Ergogenic Aids.
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15. Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancyand Lactation.
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Highlight 15: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
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16. Life Cycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence.
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Highlight 16: Childhood Obesity and the Early Development of Chronic Diseases.
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17. Life Cycle Nutrition: Adulthood and the Later Years.
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Highlight 17: Nutrient-Drug Interactions.
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18. Diet and Health. ss ss




Highlight 18: Complementaryand Alternative Medicine.
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19. Consumer Concerns AboutFoods and Water. s ss s s ss




Highlight 19: Food Biotechnology.
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20. Hunger and the Global Environment. ss ss ss ss



Highlight 20:Environmentally FriendlyFood Choices.
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Chapter 1 – An Overview of Nutrition
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1. Which characteristic is most typical of a chronic disease?
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a. It has a rapid onset. ss ss ss ss



b. It rarely has noticeable symptoms.
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d. It progresses gradually. ss ss



e. It disrupts daily life, but is unlikely to be life-threatening.
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ANSWER: D DIF: Bloom's: Understand s s REF: Introduction ss s s



OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.
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2. What is the chief reason most people choose the foods they eat?
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a. cost
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e. habit
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OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.
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3. A child develops a strong dislike of noodle soup after she consumes a bowl while sick with the flu.
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Her reaction is an example of a food-related .
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a. habit
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OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.
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4. A person who eats a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast every day is most likely making a food
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choice based on
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a. habit
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e. cultural values ss




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5. Which individual is making a food choice based on negative association?
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a. A tourist from China who rejects a hamburger due to unfamiliarity
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b. A child who spits out his mashed potatoes because they taste too salty
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c. A teenager who grudgingly accepts an offer for an ice cream cone to avoid offending
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d. An elderly gentleman who refuses a peanut butter and jelly sandwich because he
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considers it a child's food
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