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Which type of vegetarian would drink a glass of milk but not eat scrambled eggs?

Vignette #1 You and your friend Karen are having lunch out and you order an iced tea. Karen sees you reach for the pink packet of Sweet ’N Low, stops your hand, and says, “Don’t you know that stuff is bad for you? I read that it causes cancer, and I also know people who say that Equal, another nonnutritive sweetener, gives them headaches.” As your conversation continues, let’s show Karen how well informed you are concerning nonnutritive sweeteners by answering the following questions: The chemical name for the nonnutritive sweetener in the pink packet is _____, which the chemical name for the nonnutritive sweetener in the blue packet is ______.

Caffeine consumption is known to cause _________.

Eating too many foods with added sugars usually means getting too many ____.

What is the circular muscle surrounding the lower end of the small intestine that controls the exodus of small intestine contents?

Maggie is shopping for a loaf of bread and takes time to review the terms on the label. Which term describes bread that is made using the most nutritious flour?

You can typically judge the healthfulness of a fat by looking at ________.

The enzyme lipoprotein lipase (LPL) ____.

According to the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI), ____ to ____ percent of the calories in a balanced diet come from fat.

A reliable source of vitamin D in the diet is ____.