Nutrition Questions
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Which alcohol metabolic pathway is utilized with low to moderate consumption of alcohol?
The ADH pathway of alcohol metabolism converts ethanol into the compound
An example of two incomplete protein foods eaten together to produce a complete protein meal are
The lack of an immune response to foreign compounds entering the body is called
The proteins that inactivate foreign bacteria and viruses are
Edema in the lower extremities may appear when there is a sever lack of dierary protein because__
When two or more plant proteins are combined to compensate for deficienccies in essential amino acid content in each protein, the proteins are called
Which of the following enzymes aids in digesting polypeptides into shorter peptides and amino acids?
Nitrogen makes up approximately__ of the weight of an amino acid.
When over 10 amino acids are chemically bonded by peptide bonds, the resulting product is known as
___ are organic compounds that help to maintain acid-base balance within a narrow range
Cooking an egg destroys its physiological property by
Protein quality is determines by all of the following except
When food proteins reach the stomach, HCL___the protein.
A diet that is deficient in carbohydrate will ultimately force the liver and, to a lesser extent, the kidneys to
The genetic disorder sickle-cell anemia produces a profound change in ___structure.
Good sources of high quality (complete) proten include all of the following except
DNA-coded instruction for protein synthesis consist of a sequence of __nucleotides per unit
A high-quality protein used as a standard for measuing the quality of other proteins is
Foods containing all essential amino acis in the proportion needed by the body are designated