Exam 18: Nutrition and Metabolism

Gram for gram, carbohydrate provides about twice as much energy as protein.

A large calorie (kilocalorie) equals the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by ___ degree Celsius.

Provitamins are special vitamins that elite athletes take.

Cholesterol removed from the blood is excreted as a component of ______.

Factors that affect BMR are

BMI measures

Which of the following provide(s) a source of complete proteins?

Which of the following is a monounsaturated fat?

A group of girls at a middle school are all suffering from anorexia nervosa. One girl's counselor tells her that it is a serious illness, from which 15 to 21 percent of sufferers die. The counselor is correct.

Which of the following regimens should lead to the loss of one pound of fat in one week?

The most abundant major minerals are potassium and sodium.

About 75% of the minerals in the body are in bones and teeth as calcium and phosphorus, and homeostatic mechanisms regulate their concentrations.

________ provides short-term energy after cellular glucose supplies are depleted.

Riboflavin is carried in the blood combined with the blood protein called ______.

Obesity is defined as a BMI over 30.

BMR

A complete protein has adequate amounts of the essential amino acids.

Evangeline is 5'4" and weighs 200 pounds. According to the BMI chart, she is

Amino acids can be used to synthesize proteins for cellular structures and for energy, and to synthesize proteins that function in various body processes.

Nutrients necessary for health that human cells cannot synthesize are called ______.