Understanding Nutrition (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 5, Problem 1BCTQ
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To explain: The relation between dietary fats and heart health.
Introduction: Some fats will help to promote good health. Fat is essential for the health because it supports a number of body functions. Dietary fats are the fat that is found in food from the plants and animals.
Summary Introduction
To explain: The way in which diverse diets can have similar health outcomes.
Introduction: Diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. A healthy diet helps to maintain or improve the overall health of the body. Different types of diets are there and they provide the body with essential nutrition.
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Relative to coronary heart disease, why is there a major focus on dietary fat?
According to current dietary recommendations, trans fat intake should be limited. How is this best accomplished?
Group of answer choices
Select foods containing manufactured rather than naturally occurring trans fats.
Read labels to select foods that say “polyunsaturated fatty acid free.”
Choose foods with <10% of calories from saturated fat per serving and no hydrogenated oils in the ingredients list.
Use fat replacers, such as olestra, which provide the same nutrient content as regular fats without being saturated.
Avoid all processed foods such as bakery items, packaged cookies, and store-bought bread.
Which of the following is not true for reducing the risk of heart attacks?
if saturated fat in the diet is replaced with unsaturated fats, the risk for heart disease decreases
replacing total fat or saturated fats with carbohydrates is not associated with reduced risk of heart attacks
if saturated fat in the diet is replaced with refined carbohydrates, risk for heart disease increases
saturated fats in the diet should be replaced with polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats
if saturated fat in the diet is replaced with refined carbohydrates, risk for heart disease decreases
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