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What was the major protein source most available to Canadians in 2009?

A) eggs
B) poultry
C) all dairy
D) red meat

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Your friend is a vegetarian who consumes large quantities of soy products in the place of meat. Your friend is at risk of developing a deficiency of what nutrient?

A) folate
B) vitamin C
C) iron
D) calcium

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Most people in Canada would find it next to impossible to meet their protein requirements.

According to the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) committee, minimum protein intake should be what percentage of total Calories?

What does the term protein turnover mean?

According to the Vegetarian Food Guide Rainbow, which of the following constitutes one serving of cooked beans, peas, or lentils?

In North America, which of the following groups has a high rate of protein-energy malnutrition?

What is the name for an infection of the digestive tract that causes diarrhea, which further depletes minerals from the body?

Proteins attract water and hold it within blood vessels, preventing it from freely flowing into the spaces between the cells. Which of the following will an individual develop should any part of this system begin to fail?

The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) for protein depends on which of the following factors?

Which of the following symptoms would a child with marasmus exhibit?

Which of the following cooking methods would you use to maximize the digestibility of protein?

What is the name for the large globular protein molecule packed inside the red blood cells that carries oxygen?

Describe and differentiate between the causes and symptoms of marasmus and kwashiorkor.

Explain how proteins help to regulate the quantity of fluids in the compartments of the body to maintain fluid and electrolyte balance.

Which of the following substances protects the stomach lining from the very strong acid of the stomach?

Which of the following food items provides all of the essential amino acids?

For which of the following vitamins is the amino acid tryptophan the starting material?

Some foods are so high in acid that they are capable of making the acid in the stomach even stronger.

Which of the following foods has the highest protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS) ?