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TEST BANK FOR Understanding Nutrition 16th Edition by Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rolfes ISBN:978-0357447512 COMPLETE GUIDE ALL CHAPTERS COVERED 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!!!NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!!

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TEST BANK FOR Understanding Nutrition 16th Edition by Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rolfes ISBN:978-0357447512 COMPLETE GUIDE ALL CHAPTERS COVERED 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!!!NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!!

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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. H pn pn pn pn




ighlight 2: Vegetarian Diets.
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3. Digestion, Absorption and Transport. H pn pn pn pn




ighlight 3: Common Digestive Problems.
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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. The Lipids: Triglycerides, Phospholipids and Sterols.
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Highlight 5: High-Fat Foods — Friend or Foe?
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ht 6: Nutritional Genomics.
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8. Energy Balance and Body Composition.
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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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Soluble Vitamins: B Vitamins and Vitamin C. Highlight 10: V
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itamin 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. High
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light 12: Osteoporosis and Calcium.
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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: Pregnancy and 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. pn pn



Highlight 18: Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
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19. Consumer Concerns About Foods and Water. pn pn pn pn pn pn



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20. Hunger and the Global Environment. pn pn pn pn




Highlight 20: Environmentally Friendly Food 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.
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b. It rarely has noticeable symptoms.
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c. It produces sharp pains
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d. It progresses gradually.
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e. It disrupts daily life, but is unlikely to be life-threatening.
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us factors influence personal food choices.
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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 a
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e. An adult who refuses to eat foods that are not locally-sourced and organic
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