Nutrition final (true/false)
According to the FDA, highly saturated tropical oils are not allowed in candies, commercially made baked goods, and gourmet ice cream.
False
Foods such as salmon, mackerel, and walnuts which contain linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid need to be avoided because they acidify the body.
False
It is important to keep your intake of cholesterol to 10 percent of daily total calories.
False
It is important to keep your intake of linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acids to 10 percent of daily total calories.
False
It is important to keep your intake of trans fats to a minimum 10 percent of daily total calories.
False
Most Americans consume the right amount of saturated fat.
False
Most Americans need to eat more saturated fat.
False
Ounce for ounce, the cheddar cheese on a cheeseburger has more fat and saturated fat per ounce than the burger.
False
Since vegetable oils, nuts, and ground flaxseeds are also good sources of the anti-inflammatory essential fatty acids, you should eat as much of them as possible.
False
Since vegetable oils, such as soybean, corn, and canola oils, as well as soybeans, walnuts, peanut butter, flaxseeds, and wheat germ have mostly unsaturated fat, it is important to eat as much of these foods as possible.
False
To reduce inflammation, Americans should eat as much essential fatty acid as possible.
False
To reduce inflammation, Americans should eat as much mackerel, herring, and salmon fatty acid as possible.
False
Choosing lean meats and dairy foods, skinless poultry, and oil-based spreads will help you minimize the saturated fat in your diet.
True
Coconut oil, palm kernel oil, and palm oils are saturated fats which are semi-solid at room temperature and their intake should be minimized.
True
Coconut, palm, and palm kernel oils are tropical oils are rich sources of anti-inflammatory fats.
True
Dietary intake of fatty meats, poultry with skin, butter and cheeses should not exceed 10 percent of your daily total calories.
True
Eating lean meats, skinless poultry, lean dairy products, and vegetable oils while limiting commercially prepared baked goods and snack items is a good strategy for overall good health.
True
Eating lean meats, skinless poultry, lean dairy products, and vegetable oils while limiting commercially prepared baked goods and snack items will provide you with enough healthy unsaturated fats, ___
True
Extreme trimming of fats and oils could lead to the unnecessary elimination of certain foods, such as soybean and canola oils, lean meats, fish, poultry, and low-fat dairy foods, which could cause you to fall short of important nutrients such as essential fatty acids, protein, and calcium.
True
Foods that contain both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are better for your body than foods high in saturated fat, and cholesterol.
True
Intake of coconut, palm, and palm kernel oils should be reduced.
True
It is important to limit your intake of saturated fat to 10 percent of daily total calories.
True
No more than 10 percent of daily fat intake should come from saturated fat; and trans fats should be limited in your diet.
True
Patients who have high blood cholesterol need to read food labels to ensure that their intake of tropical coconut, palm, and palm kernel oils is minimal.
True
Saturated fat is found in animal products, tropical oils, and hydrogenated foods.
True
Saturated fat is only found in animal foods, such as whole-milk dairy products like cheese, butter, and ice cream, fatty cuts of meat, and the skin on poultry.
True
To meet your essential fatty acid needs, 5 to 10 percent of your calories should come from linoleic acid and 0.6 to 1.2 percent of your daily calories should come from alpha-linolenic acid.
True
Unsaturated fats in vegetable oils, such as soybean, corn, and canola oils, as well as soybeans, walnuts, peanut butter, flaxseeds, and wheat germ are more heart-healthy than saturated fats in cheese, butter, and ice cream, fatty cuts of meat, and the skin on poultry.
True
Vegetable oils, nuts, and flaxseeds are also good sources of the essential fatty acids.
True
