You Are Asked to Explain the Dietary Guidelines for Americans

question 30

Multiple Choice

You are asked to explain the Dietary Guidelines for Americans to an adult community evening class at the local college.The most appropriate areas to cover in teaching this topic include

• A) appropriate amounts of sodium, saturated fat, cholesterol, trans-fatty acids, whole grains, and alcohol.
• B) adequate calories and protein for weight maintenance, smoking cessation, herbal supplements, and food fads.
• C) importance of low-carbohydrate diets, smoking cessation, herbal supplements, appropriate food groups, and sodium and potassium.
• D) food security, weight maintenance, glucose monitoring, and blood pressure monitoring technique.

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Definitions:

Kinesthesis

The sense that detects body position and movement, helping individuals to coordinate voluntary movements.

Kinesthesis

The sense that detects body position and movement, contributing to our ability to coordinate movement and maintain balance.

Vestibular Sense

The sense related to the body's balance, posture, and the orientation of the body in space, largely managed by structures in the inner ear.

Top-Down Processing

A cognitive process that initiates with our thoughts, which flow down to lower-level functions, such as the senses; an approach wherein perception starts with the brain and is influenced by prior knowledge and expectations.