Exam 3: Planning Nutritious Diets

A team of scientists determines that the average healthy woman who is between 19 and 30 years of age needs 40 mg of a vitamin to prevent developing the vitamin's deficiency disorder.Based on this information,the

Some food guides classify _____ as oils.

Josh was a participant in a clinical study to determine how much thiamin cures beriberi,the vitamin's deficiency disease.During the study,Josh consumed only a formula diet that was nutritionally complete,except it did not contain thiamin.Within a few weeks,Josh developed beriberi.At that point,researchers gave 0.20 mg thiamin to Josh each day for a week,but his signs and symptoms of beriberi remained.In the weeks that followed,the scientists continued to increase Josh's intake of the vitamin by 0.2 mg/week.After a week of taking 0.6 mg of thiamin/day,Josh reported feeling much better.Based on this information,the researchers concluded that Josh's

Which of the following statements is true?

Kevin was a participant in a clinical study to determine how much niacin cures pellagra,the niacin deficiency disease.During the study,he consumed only a formula diet that was deficient in niacin.After developing pellagra,he was given 2 mg of niacin a day for 2 weeks,but he still suffered from the disease,so the scientists added 2 mg of the vitamin to Kevin's formul A.By the beginning of the 5th week of the study,the researchers noticed that Kevin's signs and symptoms were greatly improved.At the end of the 5th week,he was feeling fine.The researchers concluded that

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following statements is true?

Sheena prepared a casserole with canned tuna,cooked egg noodles,shredded Cheddar cheese,and mayonnaise.She would like to serve the casserole with side dishes or beverages that would make the entire meal have items from 4 different food groups.Which of the following items should she include?

Beka is a 24-year-old woman who wants to follow the recommendations of 2015-2020 version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.She typically consumes 4300 mg sodium/day; her cholesterol intake is usually about 200 mg/day; and her intake of folic acid is at least 400 mcg/day.According to this information,she should reduce her intake of

Review the following claims that a manufacturer wants to include on the labels of packaged foods.Which one would the FDA allow to be used?

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following recommendations is an overarching guideline of the 2015-2020 version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?

A group of 50 adult male humans were in a clinical study to determine how much niacin is toxic.During the first two weeks of the study,members of the group consumed only a formula diet that was nutritionally complete,except it contained 24 mg niacin,which is 1.5 times the RDA for niacin (males).At that point in the study,all members reported feeling fine,and they could function normally.During the next week,they were given a formula that contained 48 mg niacin.Within a few days of consuming this formula,90% of the participants reported feeling ill,and they complained of having upset stomachs and reddened facial skin.At that point,researchers gave the subjects a formula that contain 16 mg niacin.After a week of consuming the new formula,all participants reported feeling well again.Based on this information,the researchers concluded that the