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Nutrition Education

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1. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
...
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
To record what he or she ate for one or more days

2. DASH stands for...
TRUE
P. 149
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
MADE BY PLANTS

3. Which of the following statements is true...
It aids in protein digestion
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Vitamin B12
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods

4. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in therisk of death associated with
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Coronary heart disease
Oily Fish

5. Type 2 diabetes...
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Is caused by insulin resistance
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

6. Vitamins...
Coronary heart disease
Can be water or fat soluble
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Amino acids

7. Which B vitamin is obtained by both diet and intestinal bacteria?
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Vitamin B12
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
EPA and DHA

8. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Weight with Height
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease

9. cardiovascular disease...
Vitamin C
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Flax seed

10. High dose beta carotene supplements
27 kcal
Weight loss
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Cholecalciferol

11. A low pH (e.g. pH=3) - means the solution is...
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Is caused by insulin resistance
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Acidic

12. A critical function of Vitamin D is...
Glycemic response
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Oily Fish
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

13. Iron is needed in the body for...
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Is involved in nerve function
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence

14. Fiber rich diets ...
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
FALSE
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

15. Water soluble vitamins...
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Glycemic response
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Phenols

16. Carbohydrates...
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Thyroid gland - high
Vitamins
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day

17. Water soluble vitamins...
Glucosinolates
EPA and DHA
Glucosinolate
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed

18. Lipid characteristics include all of thefollowing except...
GLUCOSINOLATE
Are a dense energy source
Soluble in water
Asia Women

19. 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
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Is desirable during times of growth
Because are needed in large qualities .

20. Which foods are good sources of dietary flavonoids?
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
27 kcal
Because are needed in large qualities .
Tea

21. High dose beta carotene supplements
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Glucose
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Vitamin B6

22. Vitamin B2
FALSE
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Can be water or fat soluble
Also called riboflavin

23. What is the difference between gastric banding and gastric bypass? In addition to reducing the size of the stomach - gastric bypass bypasses a segment of the small intestine.
Age-related degeneration
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate

24. Pantothenic acid...
Age-related degeneration
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
...

25. The energy in which of the following substances is used DIRECTLY by all cells to power all the processes needed by the body
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
EPA and DHA
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

26. 3 g of fat contains...
Amino acids
All of the above
Age-related degeneration
27 kcal

27. All is true of niacin - except...
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
The germ and the bran
Large doses are not harmful
P. 149

28. The Major lipid class include all -EXCEPT...
Mutation
Lowers blood glucose
Thyroid gland - high
Phenols

29. Substituting beans - peas and lentitis four foods that are high in saturated fats or refund carbohydrates has beenshown to lower the risk of...
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Weight with Height
Night blindness

30. The most biologically active form of vitamin E is
Alpha tocopherol
Glucosinolate
Coronary heart disease
Carotenoids

31. Damage caused by________is thought to be one of the leading causes of cellular aging andcancer.
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Thyroid gland - high
Free radicals
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods

32. A vitamin D deficiency can result in...
Tea
Demineralization of bone
Oily Fish
B 12

33. The significant reductions in risk of coronary heart disease have been shown to be related to...
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Large doses are not harmful
Coronary heart disease
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

34. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
Bariatrics
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
It aids in protein digestion
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

35. Which vitamin has the greatest risk of toxicity from large doses
Vitamin B6
Because are needed in large qualities .
Anemia
Also called riboflavin

36. Fat free' means
Carotenoids
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Fermentation
27 kcal

37. The critical function of vitamin D is...
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Are micronutrients
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases

38. The risk of cardiovascular disease...
GLUCOSINOLATE
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

39. The class in nutrients can be subdivided into water soluble and Fat-soluble categories...
Vitamins
Is a passive storage of tissue
Hemolytic anemia
Are a dense energy source

40. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Carotenoids
Because are needed in large qualities .

41. Saturated -unsaturated -monounsated and polyunsaturated fatty acids differ in...
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
GLUCOSINOLATE

42. And some studies suggest that consumption of moderate amounts ofcoffee is associated with decreased risk of type two diabetes - Colorectal cancer - andarmmosis of the liver. Been based on the evidence the following advice can be given...
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Soluble in water
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Because are needed in large qualities .

43. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Are micronutrients
Large doses are not harmful

44. The most abundant organic substance in our body - than on a dry weight basisis
Tea
TRUE
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Proteins

45. Osteopenia is...
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Glucosinolates
Can be water or fat soluble
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving

46. Phytochemicals are
27 kcal
MADE BY PLANTS
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Thyroid gland - high

47. Vitamin K plays a vital role in...
Blood clotting
Vitamins
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
B 12

48. 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.
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
B 12
27 kcal

49. A number of studies have indicated thatcoffee consumption may
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol

50. Essential fatty acids
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
Can be water or fat soluble
Proteins
Cholecalciferol

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