What types of foods should you choose?

How much of your daily food intake should consist of fat?

How many common amino acids are there?

What is an example of a monosaccharide?

What are the two types of fiber?

How many calories are in a single gram of protein?

What is an example of a water-soluble vitamin?

What type of food contains vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine)?

What does inositol aid?

What is NOT a potential consequence of vitamin E deficiency?

What foods are a good source of copper?

What mineral is important to fluid balance and controlling the activity of heart muscle, the nervous system and kidneys?

What is important for proper bone and tooth formation?

What term refers to vitamin-containing substances that are converted to the actual vitamin once they are in the body?

How should vitamin E be administered to help heal damaged tissues?

What B vitamin is involved in energy formation by cells and the synthesis of both proteins and fatty acids?

What is NOT a function of Potassium?

What mineral is important for protein synthesis and collagen formation and promotes wound healing and helps the immune system?

How many eight-ounce glasses of water should a person who weighs 144 pounds drink each day, according to the formula described in the chapter?

What is an example of an healthy practice?

Different people have different nutritional needs.

Pregnancy can affect a woman's nutritional needs.

Vitamins and Minerals are a necessary part of a balanced diet.

Protein is found in large quantities in most vegetables.

Blood glucose will drop too low if a person ingests too many carbohydrates.

Eating complex carbohydrates such as whole grains helps to slow absorption of glucose into the bloodstream.

It is recommended that you try to eliminate fat completely from your diet.

The body has the capacity to manufacture fats for use as needed.

The typical American diet has an excess of omega-3 fatty acids.

Cholesterol and phospholipids are absorbed into the lymph system because they are not soluble in blood.

External applications of minerals and vitamins have not been found to benefit the skin.

Foods from plants are a good source of vitamin D.

Absorption of cobalamine (vitamin B12) increases with age.

Excess iodine in a person's diet can trigger acne in some cases

Diets that promise quick weight loss are known as fad diets