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1
One serving of a food has 2 g of saturated fat. What % Daily Value for saturated fat would appear on a food label for this food? (See bottom of figure 25.2 for information needed to answer this question.)
2
An active teenage boy has a daily intake of 3000 kcal/day. What is the maximum amount (weight) of total fats he should consume according to the Daily Values?
3
If the teenager in question 2 eats a serving of food that has a total fat content of 10 g/serving, what is his % Daily Value for total fat?
4
Suppose the food in question 3 is in a package that lists a serving size of 1/2 cup with 4 servings in the package. If the teenager eats half of the contents of the package (1 cup), how much of his % Daily Value does he consume?
5
Why does a vegetarian usually have to be more careful about his or her diet than a person who includes meat in the diet?
6
Explain why a person suffering from copper deficiency feels tired all the time.
7
Some people claim that occasionally fasting for short periods can be beneficial. How can fasts be damaging?
8
Why can some people lose weight on a 1200 kcal/day diet and others cannot?
9
Lotta Bulk, a muscle builder, wanted to increase her muscle mass. Knowing that proteins are the main components of muscle, she began a high-protein diet in which most of her daily kilocalories were supplied by proteins. She also exercised regularly with heavy weights. After 3 months of this diet and exercise program, Lotta increased her muscle mass, but not any more than her friend, who did the same exercises but did not have a high-protein diet. Explain what happened. Was Lotta in positive or negative nitrogen balance?
10
On learning that sweat evaporation results in the loss of calories, an anatomy and physiology student enters a sauna in an attempt to lose weight. He reasons that a liter (about a quart) of water weighs 1000 g, which is equivalent to 580,000 cal or 580 kcal of heat when lost as sweat. Instead of reducing his diet by 580 kcal/day, if he loses a liter of sweat every day in the sauna, he believes he will lose about a pound of fat a week. Will this approach work? Explain.







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