A healthy man who weighs 170 pounds (an ideal weight for his…
A healthy man who weighs 170 pounds (an ideal weight for his height) should ingest daily about how many grams of protein? In other words, according to the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), a man who weighs 170 pounds should consume how much protein each day?
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You decide to see your physician for a medical evaluation. She draws a blood sample for a blood lipid profile. She informs you that you’re at high risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease because you smoke cigarettes, have poorly-managed type 2 diabetes, and have a parent who suffered a heart attack. When the lab delivers your blood lipid results, you learn that your HDL cholesterol is 35 mg/dL. Your HDL cholesterol is in ideal range. True or False?
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Dietary fats and cholesterol have trouble traveling in water. Therefore, upon absortion, dietary fat and cholesterol are packaged with protein. These lipid-protein packages called lipoproteins enable fat and cholesterol to travel in lymph and in blood. What is the name of the lipoprotein made by the intestinal absorptive cells?
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