Which of the Following Menu Items Is Referred to as an "Empty-Calorie

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following menu items is referred to as an "empty-calorie" food?

• A)sugar-sweetened soft drinks
• B)100% fruit juices
• C)fat-free dairy products
• D)whole-grain breads

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Definitions:

Monosaccharides

Simple sugars that are the most basic form of carbohydrates, serving as the building blocks for more complex sugars and polysaccharides.

Fermentation

An anaerobic process by which ATP is produced by a series of redox reactions in which organic compounds serve both as electron donors and terminal electron acceptors.

NADH

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced form) is a coenzyme involved in redox reactions, carrying electrons from one reaction to another in cellular metabolism.

Organic Molecule

A compound mainly made of carbon atoms, often containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and/or phosphorus, which is typically associated with living organisms.