Describe two of the dietary fat guidelines for Americans.

Explain why collagen is important in the body.

Kwashiorkor is a severe deficiency of protein; marasmus is a severe deficiency of calories.

Reminder: Don’t forget to upload an image of your physical scratch paper for the exam in the next assignment (if you used any).

Eating lean meats, skinless poultry, lean dairy products, and vegetable oils while limiting commercially prepared baked goods and snack items will provide you with enough healthy unsaturated fats, with plenty of essential fatty acids, while limiting your intake of unhealthy, saturated fats.

List the functions of proteins

Describe a situation in which vegetarians can meet their protein needs.

Consuming too much plant protein has been associated with higher rates of heart disease.

It is important to keep your intake of linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acids to 10 percent of daily total calories.

Discuss the process of protein digestion.