Health experts recommend limiting added sugars in the diet to
- two teaspoons daily.
- 10% of total calorie needs.
- no limit as long as foods eaten are before noon.
- no limit
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Question of the Day
Starches
- are made of hundreds of glucose units.
- are digested and absorbed more slowly than simple sugars.
- are lower in calorie
Food sources of simple sugars include
- apples and carrots.
- soft drinks, candies, and desserts.
- milk and yogurt.
- all of the above.
Fat functions in the body include all but one of the following:
- it cushions the organs.
- it is found in every cell in the body.
- it provides energy.
- it is a component of en
The amount of calories per gram for energy nutrients is ____ for protein, ____ for carbohydrate and ____ for fat.
- 20 percent, 30 percent, and 50 percent
- 100 calories, 150 calories, and 300 calories.
- 10 mg, 10 mg, and 90 mg <
If the diet does not supply carbohydrate, the body will
- make it from dietary protein or body protein.
- increase insulin levels to get more carbohydrate.
- convert fiber in carb
