All of the following are important functions of fat in the body except to _________.

What factor plays the greatest role in the increase of type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents?

Americans are urged to eat fish at least _____ a week due to its high content of ____.

A reliable source of vitamin D in the diet is ____.

Vignette #1 You and your friend Karen are having lunch out and you order an iced tea. Karen sees you reach for the pink packet of Sweet ’N Low, stops your hand, and says, “Don’t you know that stuff is bad for you? I read that it causes cancer, and I also know people who say that Equal, another nonnutritive sweetener, gives them headaches.” As your conversation continues, let’s show Karen how well informed you are concerning nonnutritive sweeteners by answering the following questions: Although some studies in the past may have found that saccharin can cause bladder cancer in lab rats, why would it be considered safe today to continue using it?

Vignette #2 Sam has been overweight since the eighth grade and is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at his annual checkup. He tells his fiancée, Anna, who is now determined to learn as much as possible about this illness. Sam and Anna have found several reputable sites on the Internet in an attempt to help Sam reverse his condition. Let’s ask several questions to see how much they have learned. What problem is most responsible for Sam’s type 2 diabetes?

What is an example of a fortified food?

Which food would enhance iron absorption from the intestinal tract when eaten with a food rich in nonheme iron?

If you weigh 200 pounds and are at a desirable weight, how much of that weight is water?

Zach eats a 2000-calorie diet and therefore should eat no more than 65 grams of fat per day. If he has only eaten a soft pretzel (6 grams of fat) and a mocha coffee drink (20 grams of fat), how many more grams of fat can Zach have to stay within his daily fat budget?