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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 ____.

Vignette #2 Todd has been overweight since childhood but as a college student has made a commitment to lose weight. He goes on the Atkins diet and after a few months switches to Weight Watchers. After 6 months, Todd has lost 12 pounds but is still overweight. He is discouraged he hasn’t lost more weight and he goes to a fast-food restaurant and has two cheeseburgers and a milkshake. Let’s see how knowledgeable you are regarding diets so you can effectively help Todd. Which of these foods did Todd have to severely limit while he was on the Atkins diet?

What is an example of a fortified food?

Which food would enhance iron absorption from the intestinal tract when eaten with a food rich in nonheme iron?