BIOL 233 - Unit 1

A 19-year-old boy avoids rice pudding because once when he was a child, he got sick after eating it. This practice of avoiding a certain food because you think it will make you sick is best described as which sensory influence?

Comfort/discomfort foods

Which of the following statements is true about nutrients and food?

Most foods contain mixtures of many nutrients.

Common table sugar is made up of one glucose and one fructose molecule and is otherwise called

sucrose

The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommends that adults need at least 150 minutes of

moderate-intensity physical activity per week

If a single honey-glazed doughnut contains 50 grams of carbohydrate, 10 grams of protein, and 20 grams of fat, what is the energy contained by the doughnut?

420

An essential nutrient is a chemical that

must be consumed in the diet because the body cannot make it in sufficient quantity.

Which of the following is considered moderate drinking for a woman?

12 ounces of regular beer per day

When most fatty acids leave intestinal cells, they are in the form of

triglycerides. 

If you wanted to assess the dietary adequacy for men ages 50-75, what value would be most appropriate to use?

Estimated average requirement

If you were to take a medication that disabled the enzyme amylase, you would also interfere with

digestion of carbohydrates in the mouth

How many grams of protein are in a product that supplies 160 kilocalories from protein? 

40

If you wanted to most accurately measure a person's health risks associated with their body weight, what measurement would be best?

Body mass index (BMI)

Which type of dietary fat is found in both plant and animal foods, can be produced by the body as needed, and are soluble in both fat and water?

Phospholipids

Which of the following statements about lipids is true?

Unsaturated fats can help improve cholesterol levels and are beneficial for heart health

Chocolate is rich in stearic acid, a saturated fat. Which answer below correctly explains why chocolate is solid at room temperature?

Saturated fats lack double bonds between their carbon atoms which means their molecules are tightly packed together, causing them to be solid

If a patient were to receive damage to their pancreas during a car accident, which of the following could be a potential consequence?

They may not be able to adequately intake glucose into their cells due to a lack of insulin production

A patient has been diagnosed with high cholesterol and is looking to improve their lipid profile through dietary changes. Which of the following recommendations would be most beneficial for lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol?

Incorporate more fiber-rich foods, such as oats and beans, into their diet.

Most of the alcohol consumed by a person

is absorbed unchanged by the body

Which of the following examples demonstrates following the healthy eating concept of “balance” in your diet?

Eat the same amount of calories that you use for energy expenditure each day.

Which of the following is the most nutrient dense?

Plain baked potato