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Ketosis occurs when ____.

Because ____ are widespread in foods, people who eat a varied diet are not at risk for deficiencies of these vitamins.

One gram of carbohydrate yields ____ calories, 1 gram of fat yields ____ calories, and 1 gram of protein yields ____calories.

Which of the following values represents a desirable level of total blood cholesterol in adults?

Diverticulosis is closely associated with a lack of ______ in the diet.

The ______ regulates the amount of glucose circulating in the blood by either synthesizing glycogen or breaking down glycogen.

Ted changed his eating habits to lose weight 2 months ago. Yesterday, he bought a gallon of cherry ice cream because it was on sale and he needed a dessert to take to a family party next week, but then couldn’t resist eating two bowls of it last night. Ted is very upset that he has “blown it” and reverted to his former overeating. What should he do now?

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 ____.