Author: Anonymous

Vignette #1 Carly is an overweight 21-year-old who is committed to good health after taking a nutrition course. She realizes that being a savvy shopper is part of the process and decides to learn how to look more critically at food labels. She picks up two different boxes of ready-to-eat breakfast cereal and sees the food labels shown in Figure 1. Help Carly evaluate these two breakfast cereals. ​ Carly decides to eat three-fourths of a cup of cereal #1 with three-fourths cup of fortified skim milk. Based on a 2,000-calorie diet, what percent of calories of carbohydrates will she consume?

Jack is trying to choose foods that contain whole grains. Which whole grain ingredient is present in waffle #1 that is not found in waffle #2?

Strict vegetarians are at risk of developing a vitamin B12 deficiency because ____.

What is the relationship between body proteins and water?

The trace mineral ______ works closely with insulin to help the cells take up glucose.

Which athlete would most likely be at risk for iron deficiency?

Foods with a low glycemic index number are digested slowly which may increase ______.

_________ is found in all proteins but is absent in carbohydrates or fats.

Vignette #1 Jack has just returned from the hospital where his father is recovering from a heart attack. The doctors told Jack that his dad’s atherosclerosis is very serious. Jack and his wife, Melanie, are worried about Jack’s father and also are starting to think about Jack’s risk of having heart disease in his lifetime. He sets up an appointment at his doctor’s office and has his blood lipid levels evaluated for the first time. Let’s see if you can answer some of the questions that Jack and Melanie have. In comparison to a low-density lipoprotein, a high-density lipoprotein contains ________.

_____ are the part of the body responsible for sensing blood pressure.