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james9437

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An estimate of the kcalorie needs of a woman who is critically ill and obese, weighing 120 kg, would be
 a. 480 to 1200 kcalories. b. 1320 to 1680 kcalories.
  c. 2520 to 2880 kcalories. d. 3720 to 4080 kcalories.

Question 2

Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the body's higher metabolic efficiency of converting a molecule of corn oil into stored fat compared with a molecule of sucrose?
 a. The enzymes specific for metabolizing absorbed fat have been found to have higher activities than those metabolizing sucrose
  b. The absorbed corn oil is transported to fat cells at a faster rate than the absorbed sucrose, thereby favoring the uptake of corn oil fat
  c. There are fewer metabolic reactions for disassembling the corn oil and re-assembling the parts into a triglyceride for uptake by the fat cells
  d. Because corn oil has a greater energy content than sucrose, conversion of these nutrients into stored fat requires a smaller percentage of the energy from the corn oil



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c



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