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| A person who needs 2,000 calories a day should not exceed ___ calories per day from added sugars. |
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| Facts up front nutrition labeling is |
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| voluntary for all food products |
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| Facts Up Front nutrition labeling system was developed by |
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| grocery manufacturers association |
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| Congress directed the U.S. Institute of Medicine to conduct a study of front-of-the-package nutrition labeling. What did the scientific panel recommend? |
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| Energy Star-like ratings should be used to identify healthy foods. |
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| coordinated muscle contractions that propel food through the gastrointestinal tract. |
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| A hormone that prepares your stomach for the arrival of food. |
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| This muscular valve must open to allow food to enter your stomach. |
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| Prevents stomach contents from entering your esophagus |
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| ___ secreted by your stomach kills some bacteria ingested with your food |
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| ___Secreted by your stomach begins the process of protein digestion. |
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| ___________ controls the rate at which your stomach empties into the small intestine. |
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| The ___________ in oatmeal slows the rate at which it empties from your stomach. |
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| The most satiating (filling) nutrient to include in your breakfast |
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| Part of the digestive system that produces secretions to aid digestion |
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| gallbladder, liver, and pancreas |
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| Your ___________ produces bile needed for fat digestion and absorption. |
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| Your gallbladder contracts and releases bile into your |
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| Your _____________ secretes digestive enzymes that perform the chemical work of digestion. |
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| Most digestion occurs in __ |
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| This structure increases the surface area available to contact nutrients in your small intestine. |
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| folds, microvilli, and villi |
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| When sugar is absorbed, it enters your blood and travels directly to your |
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| When fat is absorbed, it first enters your ____________ before reaching your bloodstream. |
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| Most nutrient absorption occurs in your |
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| Why is it important to identify the strain of probiotic bacteria? |
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| Health benefits are typically unique to a specific strain. |
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| As discussed in class, which criteria determine if Enjoy Life® Brownies are truly a probiotic product? |
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| One serving contains at least one billion colony-forming units (CFUs). b. Published studies show the brownies provide a health benefit. c. The brownies contain live cultures of Bacillus coagulans GBI-30. |
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| As discussed in class, which probiotic supplement should a healthy adult take to change the microbe composition of the gut? |
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| Probiotic supplements are not effective in changing the microbe composition of the gutin healthy people. |
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| There is good evidence that probiotic bacteria |
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help lactose intolerance by digesting lactose in yogurt.
prevent colonization of the large intestine with harmful bacteria after a course of antibiotics.
relieve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in some patients. |
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| A naturally occurring sugar in fruit |
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| The major sugar circulating in your bloodstream |
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| A disaccharide sugar that contains fructose |
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| The major source of fructose in the U.S. diet |
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| sugar-sweetened beverages |
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| The major source of added sugars in the U.S. diet |
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| The biggest consumers of sugar-sweetened beverages in the U.S |
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| teenagers and young adults |
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| Currently, the number one beverage sold in the U.S. is |
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| The current ranking of the world’s biggest consumers of sugar-sweetened beverages |
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| 1) Chile, 2) Mexico, 3) United States |
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| How many miles of walking (18 minutes per mile) to burn off a typical soda (250 calories)? |
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| As discussed in class, research indicates that swapping ____________ for soft drinks is an effective weight loss strategy. |
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| In a study presented in class, participants were given the same amount of sugar each day in the form of either jelly beans or soft drinks. What were the findings? |
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| When consuming jelly beans, participants compensated by eating less of other foods. |
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| High sugar intakes are linked to risk factors for heart disease including |
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a. higher blood levels of small, dense LDL.
b. higher blood levels of triglycerides.
c. lower blood levels of HDL cholesterol. |
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| According to the American Heart Association, too much added sugar increases your risk of dying from |
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| As presented in class, researchers are finding that high daily intakes of sugar-sweetened soft drinks cause |
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a. more liver fat.
b. more muscle fat.
c. more visceral (belly) fat. |
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| Fat stored in liver or muscle cells is called |
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| Excess fat in liver cells is linked to |
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a. high blood levels of triglycerides
b. increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
c. loss of sensitivity of cells to the action of insulin. |
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| In the 1960s, the sugar industry paid researchers to downplay evidence linking sugar to |
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| The typical fructose content in high fructose corn syrup is about _____ percent. |
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