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On average, how much water does your body lose each day in the form of sweat and urine?

Which carbohydrate type is mismatched with a major food source for that type?

Vignette #2 Maggie is a 34-year-old mother of two children. She was told by her physician that she needs her gallbladder removed. Maggie panics and calls her mother saying, “Mom, I can’t believe this!!! How am I going to live without my gallbladder? You have to have a gallbladder to survive, and the doctor wants to remove it!” Her mother tells her to calm down and that an individual cannot live without a liver but can live without a gallbladder, After Maggie’s gallbladder has been removed, what nutrient might she have difficulty digesting?

Sucrose is composed of ______.

The only animal-derived food that contains significant amounts of carbohydrates is ______.

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. ​ What percentage of calories from fat does one serving of cereal #1 (without milk) have?

Who would be the most appropriate person to consult for nutrition information?

____________ is a parasite that can contaminate water that is not sensitive to chlorine and is a potential threat to people with weakened immune systems.

What is responsible for causing the symptoms seen during an allergic reaction such as inflammation, itching, hives, dilation of blood vessels, and a drop in blood pressure?

Heartburn is caused by which due to which sphincter muscles opening up and releasing acidic contents into the esophagus.