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Linoleic acid is an essential amino acid.

A) True
B) False

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Question 42

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Sarah eats only dairy, and no meat or eggs. She is a(n)

A) lacto-vegetarian.
B) ovo-vegetarian.
C) vegan.
D) pesco-vegetarian.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Question 43

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Factors that affect basal metabolic rate (BMR) include

Which of the following vitamins is necessary for producing collagen?

Ribose and deoxyribose are carbohydrates.

Fat-soluble vitamins are

As a child, Sherry was poor and did not eat very well. A certain vitamin deficiency hindered development of the light-sensitive pigments in her eyes, and now she has poor vision in low-light environments. Which of the following vitamins should she take to improve her vision? 

Complete proteins can promote normal growth, whereas incomplete proteins cannot promote normal growth.

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

-Evangeline is 5'4" and weighs 200 pounds, giving her a BMI score of 34. According to the BMI chart, she is

Diabetics who don't have access to or refuse their insulin supplementation quickly become starved for glucose. Their body rapidly oxidizes lipids into acetyl CoA, and then into________, which can be used as fuel much like glucose in various places of the body. However, these molecules can build up and raise blood pH, which is life-threatening.

A triglyceride consists of

Copper is essential for producing melanin and myelin.

A sample of food is put into a bomb calorimeter and its caloric content is measured. The final measurement reads 100 (large) Calories. How many joules of energy does this food contain?

Carbohydrates include cholesterol and phospholipids.

Inhibition of which hormone may help in weight loss?

Vanessa takes many vitamin supplements, claiming that they give her energy. She is mistaken because cells preferentially use ________ for energy.

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

Intake of at least 10 grams of carbohydrate is needed daily to avoid protein breakdown.

Deficiency of vitamin ________ causes osteomalacia.