Nutriton Exam 2- ch 5

Every morning, Sarah stops at a convenience store to buy a 20-ounce bottle of a regular soft drink to consume before and during her early classes. Around noon, she drinks a sugar-sweetened tea that she purchased from a vending machine on campus. After she read news about the possible negative health effects of added sugars, she became concerned about her consumption of sugar-sweetened foods and beverages. She decides to follow the recommendations of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans regarding added sugar intakes. Sarah usually consumes about 1800 kcal/day. Based on this information, she should limit her added sugar intake to less than ________ kcal/day.

180

Felix generally consumes about 2500 kcal/day. He wants to reduce the amount of added sugars in his diet to meet the recommendation for added sugar intake according to the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Based on this information, Felix will limit his daily intake of added sugars to less than ________ kcal.

250

Which of the following physical characteristics or health conditions is a sign of metabolic syndrome?

Fasting blood triglyceride levels that are consistently more than 150 mg/dl

Bill has reactive hypoglycemia. What steps can he take to reduce the likelihood that he has bouts of the disorder?

Reduce his intake of refined sugars

Nolan would like to add more dietary fiber to his diet. Which of the following do you recommend?

all choices correct

If your diet supplies more sugar and starch than you need, the excess can be

converted into fat and stored

According to scientific evidence, which of the following actions can help reduce a person's risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus?

exercising daily

Strawberries are naturally a source of which monosaccharide?

frutose

Which of the following is a simple carbohydrate?

frutose

Phil is a healthy college student. When he wakes up in the morning, he can't wait to eat breakfast. While he is asleep and before he consumes food or beverages, his pancreas secretes ________ to maintain his blood glucose level within normal limits.

glucagon

Nervous system cells burn mostly ________ for energy.

glucose

Insulin

helps glucose enter cells

Julian ate a baked potato as a side with his dinner. The starch in the baked potato will begin to be digested

in the mouth

Starch

is composed of amylose and amylopectin.

Bees are important to the food supply as they help pollinate at least _______ of the plants used to produce food consumed across the globe.

one third

High-fiber diets are associated with all of the following except

reduced secretion of intrinsic factor.

Which of the following foods or beverages is a main source of added sugars in American diets?

regular soft drinks

Which of the following is a complex carbohydrate?

soluble fiber

Which of the following substances is a complex carbohydrate?

starch