Exam 7: Making Informed and Healthful Nutritional

Proper nutrition achieves the following effects except?

This individual's research refocused attention on man's minimal protein requirement while resting or exercising and influenced future research in nutrition and exercise physiology.

What vitamins play a key role as coenzymes in energy-yielding reactions during carbohydrate, lipid, and protein catabolism?

Stored muscle glycogen and blood-borne glucose become prime energy contributors in exercise near-maximal intensity.

A gradual depletion of the body's carbohydrate reserves with repeated strenuous training exacerbates the overtraining syndrome.

Excessive intake of vitamin B₆ can cause __________.

During exercise, the body's normal antioxidant defenses __________.

The Mediterranean Diet Pyramid applies to individuals whose diet consists largely of foods from the plant kingdom, or fruits, nuts, vegetables, and all manner of grains and protein derived from fish, beans, and chicken with dietary lipid composed mostly of monounsaturated fatty acids.

The vegetarian diet pyramid is composed largely of foods from the plant kingdom with dietary lipid consisting mostly of unsaturated fatty acids.

Exhaustive exercise boosts natural immune functions and host defenses.

Muscle protein can be conserved in individuals who engage in protracted intense training by consuming __________.

Those involved in resistance training need at least 2.3 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day.

The AHA recommends that men should maintain a waistline of __________ inches or less and women should maintain a waistline of __________ inches or less.

When vitamin intakes achieve recommended levels, supplements neither improve exercise performance nor increase blood levels of these micronutrients.

At least __________ of rest or light-intensity exercise combined with a high-carbohydrate intake re-establishes pre-exercise muscle glycogen levels after exhaustive training or competition.

To maintain a healthful body weight, dietary attention must focus on portion size and number of calories.

The use of single-mineral supplements is __________.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the Mediterranean Diet?

Based on the latest research, the new AHA guidelines have dropped passages recommending __________ to reduce cardiovascular risk.

The dietary guidelines from the American Heart Association are written for __________.