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Question #1

What happens to surplus calories in the diet?

A. An organism increases its activity until the excess calories are burned.

B. Surplus calories are stored as fat or glycogen.

C. Surplus calories are stored in the stomach until needed.

D. Surplus calories are not absorbed during digestion and exit the body as feces.

E. Surplus calories are excreted in the urine.

Question #2

Which of the following is an actual USDA recommendation for a healthy diet and lifestyle?

A. Drink an alcoholic beverage at least once a month because it promotes heart health.

B. Consume simple sugars over complex carbohydrates.

C. Eat a diet low in unsaturated fat with moderately high amounts of cholesterol.

D. Keep your weight within the recommended range.

E. Limit physical activity because it just makes you need more food, resulting in weight gain.

Question #3

How many excess calories equal one pound of fat?

A. 2500

B. 3500

C. 4500

D. 5500

E. 1500

Question #4

Fiber is:

A. not digestible by humans.

B. found in foods such as oil, butter, and cheese.

C. a monosaccharide.

D. digested in the stomach and then absorbed by the large intestine.

E. a source of substantial energy that can be stored efficiently in the body.

Question #5

If your energy balance was zero, you would maintain your weight.

A. True

B. False

Question #6

Proteins and carbohydrates both contain 4 kcal/g.

A. False

B. True

Question #7

If your energy balance was zero, you would lose weight.