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A dietitian groups starches, cellulose and sugars together. That food category is:Read the answer and worked solution →Three simple sugars matter most in human nutrition: galactose, fructose and:Read the answer and worked solution →Long chains of glucose forming starch or fibre are called complex carbohydrates or:Read the answer and worked solution →A plant substance passes through the gut undigested. That substance is:Read the answer and worked solution →Fibre is best known for benefits to which part of the body?Read the answer and worked solution →A nurse advises raising fibre slowly and drinking fluids to avoid gas, bloating and:Read the answer and worked solution →A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and seeds is a good example of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Grains lose nutrients during ultraprocessing, while two things are added: salt and:Read the answer and worked solution →A steady diet of ultraprocessed carbohydrates is linked to heart disease, obesity and:Read the answer and worked solution →A marathon runner needs quick fuel during the race. The best macronutrient is:Read the answer and worked solution →Compared with carbohydrate, fat gives up its energy more slowly and needs more:Read the answer and worked solution →Gram for gram, fat supplies energy compared with carbohydrate at more than:Read the answer and worked solution →Besides energy, fat cushions organs, carries some vitamins and helps maintain body:Read the answer and worked solution →A rich meal keeps hunger away for hours. Fat contributes to this feeling of:Read the answer and worked solution →During fat digestion the gut releases a hormone that slows stomach emptying, called:Read the answer and worked solution →Four vitamins are found only in fat containing foods. They are A, D, E and:Read the answer and worked solution →Fat soluble vitamins travel with fat from the gut and are stored in the:Read the answer and worked solution →A fat that stays solid at room temperature and comes mainly from animal foods is:Read the answer and worked solution →Olive oil is the best known example of which type of fat?Read the answer and worked solution →Two well known polyunsaturated fats are omega 6 and:Read the answer and worked solution →
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