chemistry of nutrition help!?

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18.Which of the following is a component of all three dietary disaccharides?
a.Sucrose
b.Glucose
c.Fructose
d.Galactose

19.What is the principle carbohydrate of milk?
a.Lactose
b.Sucrose
c.Maltose
d.Glycogen

20.Which of following fibers is water insoluble?
a.Gums
b.Pectins
c.Cellulose
d.Mucilages

21.What type of fiber is found chiefly in the cereal fibers?
a.Pectin
b.Lignin
c.Mucilages
d.Hemicellulose

22.Which of the following is considered a major source of polyunsaturated fat?
a.Corn oil
b.Palm oil
c.Peanut oil
d.Chicken fat

23.Which of the following lipids is an essential nutrient?
a.Lecithin
b.Cholesterol
c.Stearic acid
d.Linoleic Acid

24.Which of the following elements are found in certain amino acids?
a.Iron
b.Sulfur
c.Calcium
d.Potassium

25.Protein hydrolyzing enzymes are commonly known as
a.Proteases
b.Hydrolyzers
c.Prodigestions
d.Denaturases

26.Which of the following is a characteristic of hormones?
a.Inactivate bacteria
b.Act as messenger molecules
c.Coordinate visual response
d.Act as buffers in the blood stream

27.Which of the following animal-derived proteins is classified as a poor quality protein?
a.Fish
b.Cheese
c.Gelatin
d.Turkey

28.What is the RDA for protein for a 48 kg women?
a.24 g
b.34 g
c.38 g
d.40 g

29.Formation of glycogen by the liver cell is an example of
a.Oxidation
b.Glycolysis
c.Anabolism
d.Catabolism

30.An aerobic reaction is one that requires
a.Alcohol
b.Oxygen
c.Nitrogen
d.Ammonia

31.What is the first product of fatty acid catabolism?
a.Glycerol
b.Pyruvate
c.Acetyl Co A
d.Triglycerides

32.Excess Alcohol intake leads to a reduction in the synthesis rate of
a.Liver fat
b.Liver glucose
c.Ketone bodies
d.Acetyl Co A molecules

33.What instrument is use to measure the energy content of foods?
a.Energy chamber
b.Exothermic meter
c.Bomb calorimeter
d.Combustion chamber

34.Among the following which has the greatest power to suppress hunger?
a.Apples
b.Peanuts
c.Donuts
d.Potato chips

35.Which of the following can be used to gauge the amount of person’s abdominal fat?
a.BMI
b.Essential body fat
c.Hydrodensitometry
d.Waist circumference

36.Define Basal Metabolic Rate and list factors that increase and decrease it.











37.Which of the following defines the body’s set point?
a.Minimum weight of a person
b.Maximum weight of a person
c.Point at which a dieter plateaus and then drops weight quickly
d.Point above which the body tends to lose weight and below which it tends to gain weight

38.Which of the following is a feature of leptin?
a.It is an enzyme
b.It acts primarily on the brain
c.It is usually deficient in thin people
d.It is secreted by the brain and acts on fat cells

39.Upon beginning a meal, the satiety signal in the body is sent after a lag time of about
a.10 minutes
b.20 minutes
c.40 minutes
d.60 minutes

40.Nutrient density refers to foods that
a.carry the USDA nutrition labeling.
b.are higher in weight relative to volume.
c.provide more nutrients relative to kcalories.

d.contain a mixture of carbohydrate, fat, and protein

41.Which of the following is not a classification for the food additives mannitol, sorbitol, and xylitol?
a.Carbohydrates
b.Sugar alcohols
c.Sugar replacers
d.Artificial sweeteners

42.What is the minimum daily amount of dietary carbohydrate necessary to spare body protein from excessive breakdown?
a.10-25 g
b.50-100 g
c.150-175 g
d.200-400 g

43.What type of fatty acid is found in high amounts in olive oil?
a.Saturated
b.Monounsaturated
c.Polyunsaturated
d.Partially hydrogenated

44.Where can essential fatty acids be found?
a.Fish only
b.Beef only
c.Plants only
d.Fish, beef, and plants

45.Approximately how many kcalories are contained in a pound of body fat?
a.1, 000
b.2, 500
c.3, 500
d.4, 000

46.Which of the following is a feature of catabolic reactions?
a.Involve release of energy
b.Occur only in mitochondria
c.Involve consumption of energy
d.Occur only during loss of body weight

47.Which of the following is a feature of the protein RDA?
a.The recommendations are generous.
b.It is highest proportionately for adult males.
c.It is established at 8 grams per kilogram of ideal body weight.
d.An assumption is made that dietary protein is from animal sources only.

48.An index of a person's weight in relation to height is called
a.body mass index.
b.height to weight index.
c.ideal body weight index.
d.desirable body weight index.

49.Which of the following lipoproteins contains the highest percentage of cholesterol?
a.Chylomicron
b.Low-density lipoprotein
c.High-density lipoprotein
d.Very-low-density lipoprotein

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