Biochem of Sports Nutrition | Cauliflower Taco Meat

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Episode 31: Biochem of Sports Nutrition | Cauliflower Taco Meat

Welcome to the Diet NPO Podcast! Your pod for RD Exam and nutrition questions. Come listen this week as we discuss Biochemistry of Sports Nutrition combined with practice questions and some Cauliflower Taco Meat!

1. If an athlete is training and develops a higher VO2 max, they would be relying more on which of the following processes?

A. Anaerobic Glycolysis

B. Lactic Acid Cycle 

C. Creatine-Phosphate Pathway 

D. Aerobic Glycolysis

2. Under anaerobic conditions, pyruvate can be converted into ______ through the Cori Cycle and can then be converted to ______ through gluconeogenesis. : 

A. Lactate, Acetyl CoA

B. Acetyl CoA, Glucose

C. Lactate, Glucose

D. Acetyl CoA, NADH

3. The pathway of aerobic metabolism that is producing the most amount of ATP through NADH and FADH intermediates, is known as the ________.

A. Kreb's Cycle

B. Citric Acid Cycle

C. Aerobic Glycolysis

D. Electron Transport Chain

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