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Nutrition Education

Subjects : literacy, health-and-nutrition

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Anemia
Asia Women
P. 149

2. Essential fatty acids cannot be synthesized by humans and must be consumed in the diet. The two essential fatty acids are...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Lowers blood glucose
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Glucose

3. 3 g of fat contains...
Can be changed by dieting
Tea
27 kcal
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

4. The omega-3 fatty acid - alpha linolenicacid is converted in the body to...
EPA and DHA
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Acidic
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed

5. Adding nuts to a diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductionsin...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Glucose
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Also called riboflavin

6. Carbohydrates...
Acidic
Mutation
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods

7. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Acidic
Weight with Height
Is desirable during times of growth
Cancer

8. Trans fatty acids...
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Glucose
12 weeks

9. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in therisk of death associated with
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Coronary heart disease
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

10. Adipose tissue is what?
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Coronary heart disease
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Is a passive storage of tissue

11. Which micronutrient enhances iron absorption?
Vitamin C
Weight loss
B 12
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases

12. Foods with glycemic indices greater than 70 are considered high-glycemicfoods because...
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Asia Women
5

13. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Is desirable during times of growth
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Is involved in nerve function

14. Which foods are the richest source of plant lignans?
Flax seed
Night blindness
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Are a dense energy source

15. Which vitamin can only be made by microorganisms - such as bacteria?
Glucosinolate
B 12
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
The germ and the bran

16. The significant reductions in risk of coronary heart disease have been shown to be related to...
Amino acids
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Age-related macular degeneration

17. Vitamins...
Control group
Glucosinolates
Can be water or fat soluble
Alpha tocopherol

18. Taking beta carotene or vitamin A in supplemental form is not recommended because...
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Mutation
5
Modulate cell signaling pathways

19. Essential fatty acid deficiencies cause all EXCEPT...
Anemia
Soil selenium content
FALSE
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases

20. The majority of magnesium in the body is associated with
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
B 12
Vitamin C
The bones where it helps provide structure.

21. Adding nuts to the diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductions in...
B 12
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels

22. Saturated -unsaturated -monounsated and polyunsaturated fatty acids differ in...
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
The germ and the bran

23. The critical function of vitamin D is...
Homeostasis
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Bariatrics

24. Participants in an experiment or study that do not receive the treatment orintervention are said to be the...
Because are needed in large qualities .
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Control group
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

25. In addition to age - sex - weight - and height - what other factor has a majoreffect on the energy requirement of an individual?
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Modulate cell signaling pathways
27 kcal
Physical activity

26. Pantothenic acid...
Thyroid gland - high
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Because are needed in large qualities .
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.

27. High dose beta carotene supplements
Are micronutrients
Vitamin C
Hemolytic anemia
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

28. Vitamin B2
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Homeostasis
Include linoleic acid and linolenic acid - are used to make arachidonic acid - an omega-6 fatty acid - are used to make docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) - an omega-3 fatty acid
Also called riboflavin

29. The omega 3 fatty acid - alpha acid is converted in the body to...
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Age-related macular degeneration
EPA and DHA

30. Which long term complications areassociated with diabetes
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
All of the above
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
The bones where it helps provide structure.

31. Fat-soluble vitamins...
Are micronutrients
Night blindness
Tomatoes
Germ and bran

32. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
...
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Oral cavity

33. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables arethought to be related to their______ content.
EPA and DHA
It aids in protein digestion
GLUCOSINOLATE
Age-related macular degeneration

34. During the refining of grain products -which nutrient rich components are lost?
Tea
Germ and bran
Can be changed by dieting
Phenols

35. Teas may be grouped into three groups (white and green teas - oolong teas and black tea) based on...
Coronary heart disease
TRUE
Can be water or fat soluble
Fermentation

36. Selenium content of grain products ishighly dependent on...
Soil selenium content
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
GLUCOSINOLATE

37. Which vitamin has the greatest risk of toxicity from large doses
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Oral cavity
Vitamin B6
Blood clotting

38. Although it was initially hypothesized that the beneficial biological effects offlavonoids were related to antioxidant activity - many of these effects may actually be related to their ability to
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Vitamin B6
GLUCOSINOLATE
Age-related degeneration

39. Vitamin E deficiency can cause...
Hemolytic anemia
Are micronutrients
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts

40. The risk of cardiovascular disease...
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Proteins
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Coronary heart disease

41. A low pH (e.g. pH=3) - means the solution is...
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Cancer
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Acidic

42. The orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called:...
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Carotenoids
Oily Fish

43. Which long term complications are associated with diabetes?
It aids in protein digestion
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Cancer
Are micronutrients

44. The most biologically active form of vitamin E is
Also called riboflavin
Alpha tocopherol
Carotenoids
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis

45. In prospective cohort studies -consumption of at least _____weekly servings of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with significant reductions in cancer risk.
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
5
Age-related degeneration
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation

46. Leafy green vegetables are good sources of carotenoids
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
TRUE
Oily Fish
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed

47. Vitamin B2...
Phenols
Is involved in nerve function
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
P. 149

48. Fiber rich diets ...
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Control group
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Soluble in water

49. Which of the following are plant derived compounds that are very similar in structure and function to cholesterol...
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Alpha tocopherol
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

50. Glycogen is...
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Modulate cell signaling pathways
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Oral cavity