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Heather notices that her favorite breakfast cereal contains butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT). Why did the manufacturer add these ingredients?

Which substance is promoted for quick weight loss by stimulating secretion of human growth hormone?

A slice of pizza contains 24 grams of carbohydrate, 14 grams of fat, and 8 grams of protein. How many total calories would the slice of pie provide?

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?