Exam 7: Making Informed and Healthful Nutritional

Strenuous exercise may increase excretion of all the following trace elements except __________.

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans suggest that children and adolescents need at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day for healthy growth.

Dietary recommendations for physically active men and women must do which of the following?

An individual would have to burn 5000 kilocalories in extra exercise to lose 1 pound of body fat.

If total food calories exceed daily energy expenditure, excess calories accumulate as __________.

Which of the following is not a key recommendation of the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans?

The MyPlate strategy emphasizes more __________.

Antioxidant minerals include all of the following except __________.

As of 2017, sales of all dietary supplements in the United States exceeded $40 billion.

Athletes in training require at least 2.0 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight each day.

A megavitamin is:

Eating a high-carbohydrate diet with adequate energy intake conserves muscle protein in individuals who engage in protracted intense training.

Nutrient antioxidants are best obtained from supplements, not from food sources.

A score of 4 or less on the Diet Quality Index reflects a more healthful diet.

The sweat mechanism serves an important role in excreting the nitrogen from protein breakdown during physical activity.

Daily supplements of __________ may confer some benefit to individuals engaged in strenuous exercise who experience frequent viral infections.

Dietary guidelines from the American Heart Association include all of the following goals except __________.

Restaurants are now required to serve foods that are in serving sizes as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Elevated aerobic exercise metabolism increases the production of __________.

Protein use for energy reaches its highest level during exercise in a glycogen-depleted state.