_____ Contribute(s) the Largest Portion of Sodium and Chloride to the American

question 47

Multiple Choice

_____ contribute(s) the largest portion of sodium and chloride to the American diet.

• A)Table salt
• B)Processed foods
• C)Fresh fruits and vegetables
• D)Low-fat milk

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Definitions:

Citric Acid Cycle

Series of chemical reactions in aerobic cellular respiration in which acetyl coenzyme A is completely degraded to carbon dioxide and water with the release of metabolic energy that is used to produce ATP; also known as the Krebs cycle and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle.

Glycolysis

The first stage of cellular respiration as well as fermentation; literally the “splitting of sugar.” The metabolic conversion of glucose into pyruvate, accompanied by the production of ATP

Oxidative Decarboxylation

A metabolic process in which a carboxyl group is removed from a molecule as CO2, typically coupled with the reduction of NAD+ to NADH.

Pyruvates

The ionized form of pyruvic acid, a key intermediate in several metabolic pathways, including glycolysis.