Assignment #2

 

Shasta College

Center for Human Development

Assignment 2.                                                                         Name __________________

Due: 2/7 (MWF), 2/8 (T&TH) or 2/10 (TH)              

 

Q1.  Please read “Controversy: phytochemicals and functional foods” in Chapter 2 (pp58-66) and answer the following questions.

Q1-1. Among the foods you often consume, name three foods containing phytochemicals that may reduce risks of heart disease.  Name those phytochemicals as well.

 

 

 

 

Q1-2.  The authors present five reasons why they don’t support phytochemical supplements.  Do you agree with them, and why or why not?

 

 

 

 

 

Q1-3. How have health claims and/or structure-function claims on food/supplements labels influenced your food choice, if at all?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Q2.  Complete the following crossword puzzle (modified from Wyandt).

 

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2. The windpipe: the passageway from the mouth and nose to the lungs

3. The organ that manufactures bile and is the first to receive nutrients from the intestine

6. The organ that stores and concentrates bile

8. The body’s ability to recognize and eliminate foreign invaders

9. A muscular, elastic, pouchlike organ of the digestive tract that grinds and churns swallowed food.

11. The fluid mass of partly digested food resulting from the actions of the stomach upon a meal.

12. A slippery coating of the digestive tract lining that protects the cells from exposure to digestive juices.

 

 

1. A gland that secretes digestive enzymes and juices into the small intestine

4. The lower portion of intestine that complete the absorption process.

5. An emulsifier that prepares fats and oils for digestion

7. Protein catalysts that facilitate chemical reactions

8. The food pipe; the passageway from the mouth to the stomach

10. Chemicals that are secreted by glands into the blood in response to conditions in the body that require regulation.  Chemical messengers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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