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Human Nutrition Final Exam Study Guide (Valparaiso University 2022) During pregnancy, folate requirements increase to 150% of non-pregnant needs in order to: Support increased DNA synthesis. Macromegaly refers to large baby at birth False Breast milk is low in sodium True Oxitocin stimulated milk production False What is believed to be responsible for cellular aging? Free Radical Damage The main protein in human's breast milk is: alpha-lactalbumin the chief milk carbohydrate is ...

Human Nutrition Final Exam Study Guide (Valparaiso University 2022) During pregnancy, folate requirements increase to 150% of non-pregnant needs in order to: Support increased DNA synthesis. Macromegaly refers to large baby at birth False Breast milk is low in sodium True Oxitocin stimulated milk production False What is believed to be responsible for cellular aging? Free Radical Damage The main protein in human's breast milk is: alpha-lactalbumin the chief milk carbohydrate is ...

Human Nutrition Final Exam Study Guide (Valparaiso University 2022) During pregnancy, folate requirements increase to 150% of non-pregnant needs in order to: Support increased DNA synthesis. Macromegaly refers to large baby at birth False Breast milk is low in sodium True Oxitocin stimulated milk production False What is believed to be responsible for cellular aging? Free Radical Damage The main protein in human's breast milk is: alpha-lactalbumin the chief milk carbohydrate is ...

Human Nutrition- FINAL EXAM (cumulative questions) with complete solutions 2023.

Human Nutrition- FINAL EXAM (cumulative questions) with complete solutions 2023. A 1/2 serving of almonds proves 7g of fat, 3g of carbs, and 3g of protein, how many calories total? - correct answers.Fats: 9 Carbs: 4 Protein: 4 Alcohol: 7 Calories total: An essential nutrient is one that? - correct answers.Is a nutrient that the body cannot synthesize on its own -- or not to an adequate amount -- and must be provided by the diet What is a hypothesis? - correct answe...

Body mass index (BMI) is - Answer based on a relation between weight and risk of chronic disease ____ Cells are specialized to store fat - Answer Adipose ____ fat deposits are under the abdominal muscles - Answer Visceral ____ relies on the principle that lean tissue is denser than water - Answer Underwater weighing A healthy body fat percentage for women is - Answer 23-31% For the typical active person, basal metabolism accounts for ____ of the body's total energy use - Answer 6...

Chapter 1: What is nutrition - Answer --- How does taste and enjoyment drive our food choices? - Answer taste is the most important consideration in food choices - more than 10,000 taste buds in the mouth -most people prefer salty, sweet, high fat and creamy -this begins in infancy -fat and sugar especially strong -the degree to which individuals prefer these may be influenced by genes and with age how does texture drive our food choices? - Answer texture affects likelihood of enj...

What is peristalsis? - Answer the involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal, creating wavelike movements that push the contents of the canal forward. What is the function of gastric acid? - Answer activates pepsin and kills bacteria; prevents enteric colonization and ensure efficient absorption of nutrients and prevention of systemic infection What are the causes of diarrhea - Answer -Mostly bacterial or viral contaminated food or water - Lac...

One primary function of nutrients is to: - Answer Regulate body processes A substance found in food that must be present in the diet because the human body lacks ability to maunfacture it in sufficient amounts for optimal health is called a(n): - Answer Essential Nutrient After reviewing information about albumin, the student demonstrates a need for additional review based on what statement about albumin? - Answer It is a minor blood protein The storage form carbohydrates in the body is...