Excess Carbohydrate and Fat in the Human Diet Is Stored

question 12

Multiple Choice

Excess carbohydrate and fat in the human diet is stored as triacylglycerols. The risk of which of the following would be increased in an individual who consistently consumes too much fat and carbohydrate?

• A) atherosclerosis
• B) heart disease
• C) colon cancer
• D) breast cancer
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Ionizing Radiation

Radiation with enough energy to remove tightly bound electrons from atoms, thus creating ions and causing molecular damage.

Alpha Decay

A type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits an alpha particle (two protons and two neutrons bound together) and transforms into a different element.

Atomic Nucleus

The atomic nucleus is the small, dense region at the center of an atom, composed of protons and neutrons, and is the core where most of an atom's mass is concentrated.

Ionizing Power

The ability of a chemical element or electromagnetic radiation to ionize atoms or molecules by altering their charge through the removal or addition of electrons.