Chapter 4 & 5 Post-Test Nutrition

When considering the health impact of diabetes it is important to remember that _____.

One typical symptom of hypoglycemia is _____.

You are trying to decide which type of food from the fruit group to choose for a snack, and you want to choose the one that has the greatest nutritional value. Your best choice would be _____.

Which monosaccharide rarely occurs freely in nature but is tied up in milk sugar until it is freed during digestion?

Which sugar needs no digestion and can be absorbed directly into the blood?

What factor is least likely to lead to hypoglycemia?

Which recommendation would you make to a person with lactose intolerance?

After chewing a piece of bread for awhile, you begin to experience a slightly sweet taste. This taste results from _____.

Which part of a grain is especially rich in vitamins and minerals?

Which breakfast would provide the most soluble fiber?

How many grams of fiber per day do the Dietary Reference Intakes suggest for an average adult (man or women) under age 50?

Hormones play an important role in regulating blood glucose levels. What is an example of this?

A person with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes has just been advised that he should begin a 2100-calorie diet with 45% of the energy coming from carbohydrate. How many grams of carbohydrate would that be?

What population group is the top sugar consumer, taking in more than a half cup of added sugars in foods and beverages each day, or almost 90 pounds of sugar per year?

Which carbohydrate is NOT found in foods from plants?

What happens when the body uses its energy stores to provide cellular energy during a time of fasting, when there is not enough food energy?

What is the most accurate statement to make about the process of hydrogenation of liquid vegetable oils?

At what location along the digestive tract does fat digestion primarily take place?

Ninety-five percent of the fat we consume is in the form of _____.

The body stores excess energy from food as _____.

Your friend Mike wants to start taking fish oil supplements. What would you recommend to your friend regarding fish oil consumption?

Which of the following lipids can serve as an emulsifier?

A quarter-pound fast-food hamburger sandwich provides 400 calories and contains 20 grams of fat. What is the percentage of calories from fat?

Which lipid has the greatest influence on blood cholesterol levels?

Which statement about the lipid guidelines and risk of CVD is true?

Which lipoprotein is made inside the small intestinal cells and transports dietary fats through the circulatory system to the liver and other tissues?

What is a primary function of fat in the body?

Which food contains the least healthful type of fat?

Which of the following plant oils is (are) highly saturated?

What is the least effective way to lower your saturated fat intake?