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Carbohydrates Improve Diet Quality

J. of the Am. College of Nutrition, Jun. 2002

Many fad diets are based on restricting carbohydrates while increasing protein and fat. A new survey from the USDA shows that diets high in carbohydrates are lower in calories and, generally, higher in nutrients. Also, adults eating high-carbohydrate diets are more likely to be in the normal weight range.

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Active Reading Questions

  1. In humans, food provides chemical ____________ that can be converted through a series of reactions to cellular ____________ in the form of ATP.
    a) energy
    b) food
    c) calories
    d) all of the above
  2. Calories are a measure of available energy that humans worry about. In order to capture energy from food, a food molecule must be broken down into glucose. Glucose then goes through a series of ____________________ reactions until its energy is used to make ATP.
    a) fermentation
    b) redox
    c) anabolic
    d) organic
  3. How is energy related to weight? Discuss how your basal metabolic rate relates to weight gain or weight loss.
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