Peristalsis is the term used to describe how muscle layers contract and expand in order to move food throughout the digestive system. From the mouth, the food goes through the esophagus, into the stomach, then through the small and large intestines until it finally comes out the rectum. During this process, the small intestine absorbs nutrients which are moved into the blood stream by way of “vili”, or small projections in the small intestines, which contain dedicated cells to assist in the process.

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Jenny is trying to lose weight by decreasing the fat in her diet. At the grocery store she is overwhelmed by all the claims on t

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"Fat-free products typically have so much added sugar that the k calorie count can be as high as in the regular-fat product" would be an appropriate analysis of Jenny’s decision.

Option: D

Explanation:

The inspiration for developing low-fat foods can be attributed to the McGovern Committee which released a 1977 report proposing that Americans consume less fat and more complicated carbohydrates to avoid diabetes, cardiovascular disease.

Several health organizations have repeated the same guidelines in the following decades, potentially leading to America's current addiction to junk foods. Fat-free products have high sugar, which become just a formality at the end to be on true diet, because these sugar form is fructose with excess levels and associated with an hiked risk of obesity, high blood pressure, kidney disease, type 2 diabetes and other health issues.

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