Exam 6: The Proteins and Amino Acids

The building blocks of proteins are called amino acids.

Vignette #2 Maggie and her mom are in the supermarket shopping for dinner. Maggie wants to try soy burgers for dinner. Her mother says, "What is the big deal about soy? Why should we try soy burgers or other vegetarian-type foods?" Maggie has learned about the benefits of vegetarian eating patterns while taking a nutrition course and begins to explain to her mom why soy might be good for both of them. Let's see if you know as much as Maggie about soy and other vegetarian nutrition considerations by answering the following questions. Maggie suggests to her mother that they should try some different types of foods that include soybeans. What soy-containing food is a chunky, tender soybean cake, a traditional Indonesian food?

With energy needs met in the diet, excess protein is stored as fat.

Explain why it is important for an amino acid chain to fold up correctly in order for the protein to function.

The recommendations for protein are based on the assumption that the consumed protein will come from ____.

Vignette #1 John has started working out at the local gym and has been buying protein-packed snack bars and other high-protein foods. He started at 180 pounds and has increased his weight to 195 pounds. He is convinced the extra weight is all muscle. His wife, Jill, thinks that the there may be risks involved with eating extra protein. They decide to find out more about how much protein they need and explore the risks associated with consuming too much as well as too little protein.   Based on your text, answer the following questions. John has been eating a typical high-protein diet ever since he began working out regularly. Which description most likely characterizes his diet?

Describe the process of protein digestion in humans.

Your friend LaTonya says she wants to make sure she's getting enough protein without getting too much. What advice would you give her?

If amino acids are oversupplied, their amine group is excreted and the fragments that remain are converted to ____.

The best advice for someone who is a vegetarian to obtain enough protein in the diet is to ____.

The ____ dismantles proteins into amino acids and short peptides, which are further broken down and absorbed by cells in the lining of the ____.

Discuss recommendations of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetics Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for eating a more plant-based eating pattern.

Of all the roles proteins play in the body, which one has the highest priority?

A vegan who does not eat mushrooms, legumes, nuts, or seeds may not meet the body's riboflavin needs.

Joe is a college student interested in getting more muscular. A friend suggests that drinking a shake with raw eggs will increase his muscle mass. You tell him that one reason for cooking eggs prior to their consumption is that it releases ____.

Bonnie, who has a peanut allergy, peruses the refreshment table at a bridal shower. She sees a plate stacked with sandwich triangles: some made with peanut butter, and some with pimento cheese. Which statement is true?

A total of ____ amino acids compose the majority of protein in living things and nine are ____ to humans.

Vignette #1 John has started working out at the local gym and has been buying protein-packed snack bars and other high-protein foods. He started at 180 pounds and has increased his weight to 195 pounds. He is convinced the extra weight is all muscle. His wife, Jill, thinks that the there may be risks involved with eating extra protein. They decide to find out more about how much protein they need and explore the risks associated with consuming too much as well as too little protein.   Based on your text, answer the following questions. Jill's research on the risks of excess protein should lead her to give what advice to John?

Explain the connection between substantial reduction or increase of calorie intake as it relates to the percentage of protein intake at an adequate level.