Body fat is used as a source of energy when not enough energy is available from food. This process involves:

When blood glucose regulation fails, it can lead to abnormally high or low blood glucose levels.

 More land in the United States is used to produce feed for livestock than is used to produce grain for people.

Which of the following cooking methods would you use to increase the digestibility of protein?

Proteins prevent fluid in the body from freely flowing into the spaces between the cells by:

Antibodies are large proteins present in the blood that are effective in destroying foreign particles that invade the body.

The extent to which a food raises the blood glucose level and elevates insulin concentrations can be measured and ranked on a scale called the __________.

Consuming excess protein-rich foods offers no benefits and may pose a health risk for those with kidney disease.

The feeling of fullness or satisfaction that people experience after meals is known as _____.

Protein catalysts that facilitate chemical reactions are _________.