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For endurance athletes, carbohydrates should make up at least 60% of total kcal. This will help to maximize muscle glycogen stores.

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans advise us to limit sodium in our diets. What is the purpose of the sodium in this energy gel consumed by athletes?

What is the name of the high-energy compound that cells use directly to fuel other chemical reactions? (It is also referred to as the energy currency!)

Aerobic glucose breakdown:

Which of the following are examples of  trace minerals:

Oxidized LDL cholesterol is taken up by ______________ to form ________________ that result in forming __________

The balance between bone resorption and synthesis changes over the lifespan. Which of the following best describes bone remodeling in a 65-year-old adult?

The following is true regarding vitamin synthesis in the human body:

Indicate whether each electrolyte is intracellular or extracellular and a positively charged ion or negatively charged ion.  

Vitamin D is unique in that it can be obtained by the diet but also is synthesized inside the body when a cholesterol-like substance is activated by sunlight and converted to the prohormone vitamin D. Which of the following organs participate in vitamin D synthesis as a result of sunlight exposure?