Insoluble Fiber, Such as Wheat, Decreases Absorption of Calcium, Magnesium

question 71

Multiple Choice

Insoluble fiber, such as wheat, decreases absorption of calcium, magnesium, manganese, and zinc because ____.

• A) they bind with minerals blocking absorption
• B) of a decreased transit time
• C) of an increased transit time
• D) of the increased permeability of the GI tract

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Definitions:

Standard Normal Distribution

The standard normal distribution is a normal distribution with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1, used in probability theory to represent real-valued random variables with unknown distributions.

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of these numbers by the count of the numbers.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values in the data set differ from the mean.

Standard Normal Random Variable

A random variable with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1 under the normal distribution.