What types of foods are your favorites

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Assignment: Taste Sensitivity & Digestion and Absorption

Question I. Think about your food preferences for a moment. What types of foods are your favorites? Which do you dislike? Compare your preferences with the descriptions in the lesson for different types of "tasters" and determine which type you are. Explain one potential health advantage and one potential disadvantage for this type of taster.

Question II. Describe the digestive fate of a cheeseburger with tomato and lettuce on a whole wheat sesame bun. Breakdown the nutrients in the cheeseburger (protein, carbohydrate, fat and fiber), and follow them through the digestive tract, explaining how physical actions and/or fluids from each organ and accessory organ facilitate digestion of the cheeseburger.

Part of Cheeseburger Nutrient Organ Digestive Fluid Function

Question III. What are the smallest units of each nutrient in the cheeseburger once it's digested and ready for absorption?

Question IV. Which of the nutrients in the cheeseburger are absorbed directly into the bloodstream and which are absorbed into lymph?

Question V. Have you ever experienced any of the digestive disorders outlined in Highlight? Now that you understand more about the digestive system, choose at least one of the digestive disorders and explain what food(s) caused your discomfort and how you can prevent or alleviate this problem in the future.

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