Questions and Answers 2025
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_______ refers to all chemical reactions that take place in the body. -
answer Metabolism
All of the following substances provide calories, except: - answer
Minerals
Which of the following substances is organic? - answer fat
The _______ Act allows manufacturers to classify nutrient
supplements, herbal products, and certain hormones as "dietary
supplements." - answer Supplement and Health Education
Cells need _______ for metabolic activities - answer energy
Which of the following is an organization that provides
encouragement and information for breastfeeding mothers? -
answer La Leche League
Which of the following statements is true? - answer Children have
higher metabolic rates than adults.
When calorie intake is very low, the body: - answer burns lean tissue
as well as fat for energy.
Which of the following statements is true? - answer On average,
women have lower metabolic rates than men.
, The form of caloric expenditure that one can alter most easily is: -
answer Physical activity
Which of the following statements is true? - answer Muscle cells are
more metabolically active than fat cells.
To improve cardiorespiratory fitness, aerobic physical activities
should raise a healthy person's heart rate to within _______ of the
age-predicted maximum rate - answer 65-95%
Aerobic exercises are recommended for increasing cardiorespiratory
fitness because they improve the functioning of the: - answer Heart
muscle that has a high degree of endurance: - answer contracts
repeatedly without becoming fatigued.
Elderly people may improve their bone health by consuming foods
or taking supplements that contain______. - answer Vitamin D
Nutrition experts recommend that Americans limit intake of
saturated fat to less than 10% of their total calorie intake. - answer
True
Which of the following statements is true? - answer Breastfed
babies have fewer intestinal and respiratory tract infections than
bottle-fed babies.
By the time digested food enters the _______, most of its nutrients
have been absorbed. - answer Large intestine