Exam 6: Eating for Optimal Health and Performance

Calcium is an example of what type of mineral?

What is the safest way to thaw frozen foods?

Colleen is warned by her nutritionist that taking large amounts of this vitamin can be toxic because it accumulates in the body.

The entire digestive process takes approximately ________ hours.

Over 30% of all food-borne illnesses are from unsafe handling of food at home.

Sammy is an endurance athlete who tries to increase the stores of glycogen in his body.He uses a training process called ______________________________.

Andrea would like to switch from the palm kernel oil she uses for cooking to the oil containing the most polyunsaturated fat.Which of the oils below fits this description?

Which of the following is an example of a high-quality,meatless protein?

Fred has an adverse gastrointestinal reaction when he consumes tyramine found in cheese.This problem is known as a _____________________.

Kent eats red,green,orange and yellow vegetables in his salad.This focus on lots of colour in his diet is known as the concept of ______________________.

What are the food groups in Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide and how many servings of each are needed for males and females who are 19 - 50 years of age?

Bud is allergic to all types of nuts.This allergy to a whole family of foods is called ___________.

Rusty smells the chocolate cake baking in his oven,and his stomach growls.The desire to eat triggers Rusty's _______________________________.

Gil puts the most common disaccharide on his breakfast cereal.What is it?

Foods with "organically grown" labels are guaranteed to be chemical and pesticide free.

Even before you take your first bite of pizza,what digestive response is already taking place?

High levels of this type of cholesterol appear to reduce the risk of atherosclerosis.

What are two differences in the nutritional needs in men and women?

Jordy found himself in the hospital after suffering from nausea,cramps and severe diarrhea.Jordy had eaten at a fast food restaurant,and his hamburger was not fully cooked.From which of the following conditions did Jordy suffer?

The science that investigates the relationship between physiological function and the elements of the foods we eat is called nutrition.