Exam 6: The Proteins and Amino Acids

Which term refers to the chronic Calorie-deficiency disease that takes the form of extreme loss of muscle and fat?

Which symptom is representative of kwashiorkor disease?

Which of the following meals is an example of mutual supplementation?

Most people in Canada would find it next to impossible to meet their protein requirements.

Which group of people is susceptible to losing more nitrogen than they are taking in?

What does the body do with an oversupply of amino acids?

Your friend avoids acidic foods like tomatoes and orange juice because she believes they give her an acid stomach. What information would you give her in response to that belief?

Which of the following components is a protein catalyst that acts on other substances to change them chemically?

What accounts for the differences between amino acids?

From which of the following essential amino acids does the body make tyrosine?

Why is milk used as a first-aid remedy for someone who has swallowed a heavy-metal poison?

Purified sources of protein cause which nutrient to be spilled from the urine?

Protein-energy undernutrition is the world's most widespread form of malnutrition.

In North America, which of the following groups has a high rate of protein-energy malnutrition?

What medical condition results from an excess of acid in the blood?

Which cooking method would you use to maximize the digestibility of protein?

What is the recommended Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) for protein for a 40-year-old male who is 193 cm tall and weighs 180 pounds?

How much protein per meal is needed to stimulate protein synthesis?

What is the name given to the compounds that maintain acid-base balance in the blood?

Which type of vegetarian diet can result in malnutrition and even death?