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Nutrition Education

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Essential fatty acids cannot be synthesized by humans and must be consumed in the diet. The two essential fatty acids are...
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Is involved in nerve function
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
It aids in protein digestion

2. Which vitamin has the greatest risk of toxicity from large doses
Asia Women
Vitamin B6
TRUE
Carotenoids

3. Which of the following are plant derived compounds that are very similar in structure and function to cholesterol...
Glycemic response
Blood clotting
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes

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
It aids in protein digestion
Control group
Oral cavity
Coronary heart disease

5. Vitamin K plays a vital role in...
Proteins
Blood clotting
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Also called riboflavin

6. Another word for 'alteration' in gene structure is called...
Mutation
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Vitamin C
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

7. Type 2 diabetes...
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Soluble in water
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Is caused by insulin resistance

8. 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
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Also called riboflavin
Vitamin B6
Modulate cell signaling pathways

9. 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
Anemia
EPA and DHA
P. 149

10. Which foods are good sources of dietary flavonoids?
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Oral cavity
Tea

11. Foods with glycemic indices greater than 70 are considered high-glycemicfoods because...
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Flax seed
Because are needed in large qualities .
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose

12. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Glucose
Fermentation
To record what he or she ate for one or more days

13. Fat-soluble vitamins...
Are micronutrients
B 12
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Amino acids

14. Supplementation with EPA and DHA to relieve joint tenderness in inflammatory diseases generally takes at least ___________ before benefits are observed.
Phenols
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Proteins
12 weeks

15. Adding nuts to the diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductions in...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence

16. The critical function of vitamin D is...
Age-related macular degeneration
Germ and bran
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Glucose

17. The Major lipid class include all -EXCEPT...
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Oily Fish
Phenols

18. The impact of different foods on the magnitude and duration of the rise in blood glucose after a meal is called...
Lowers blood glucose
Glycemic response
Can be water or fat soluble
Homeostasis

19. Cruciferous vegetables differ from other classes of vegetables because they are rich sources of sulfur containing compounds known as...
Germ and bran
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Glucosinolates

20. The orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called:...
Can be water or fat soluble
Cholecalciferol
Carotenoids
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization

21. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Glucose
Free radicals
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

22. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Weight loss
...
MADE BY PLANTS
Is involved in nerve function

23. High dose beta carotene supplements
Control group
Hemolytic anemia
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

24. Triglycerides...
Amino acids
Are a dense energy source
Is involved in nerve function
Lowers blood glucose

25. Calcitonin is released by the ___________during periods of ___________ blood calcium concentration
Is desirable during times of growth
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Mutation
Thyroid gland - high

26. A deficiency of vitamin A may lead to...
Night blindness
FALSE
Also called riboflavin
27 kcal

27. A number of studies suggest that lycopene-rich diets are associated with significant reductions in the risk of prostate cancer. Which food is the most significant source of dietary lycopene?
Cancer
Tomatoes
Soil selenium content
Leafy green vegetables

28. Carbohydrates - Protein and lipids are called macronutrients because...
Bariatrics
Because are needed in large qualities .
Amino acids
Demineralization of bone

29. Adipose tissue is what?
Vitamins
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Is a passive storage of tissue
Asia Women

30. Essential fatty acid deficiencies cause all EXCEPT...
Amino acids
Anemia
Glucosinolate
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

31. Selenium content of grain products ishighly dependent on...
P. 149
Coronary heart disease
Phenols
Soil selenium content

32. large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decreasein the risk of death associated with...
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Coronary heart disease
Weight loss

33. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Vitamin C
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
To record what he or she ate for one or more days

34. In addition to age - sex - weight - and height - what other factor has a majoreffect on the energy requirement of an individual?
GLUCOSINOLATE
Physical activity
Free radicals
Because are needed in large qualities .

35. Fiber rich diets ...
Are microscopic -are located around organs and tissues - have thin walls and narrow diameters -exchange materials - nutrients and gases between the blood and tissues WHICH THE ANSWER IS
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Germ and bran
Bariatrics

36. Taking beta carotene or vitamin A in supplemental form is not recommended because...
Alpha tocopherol
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Can be changed by dieting
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.

37. Participants in an experiment or study that do not receive the treatment orintervention are said to be the...
FALSE
EPA and DHA
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Control group

38. The ability of the body to maintain a relatively stable internal environment is called
Homeostasis
Vitamin B12
27 kcal
Glucosinolate

39. The omega 3 fatty acid - alpha acid is converted in the body to...
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
EPA and DHA

40. Which B vitamin is obtained by both diet and intestinal bacteria?
Coronary heart disease
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Vitamin B12
Cholecalciferol

41. The majority of magnesium in the body is associated with
...
Can be water or fat soluble
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Lowers blood glucose

42. Iron is needed in the body for...
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Control group
Large doses are not harmful
Coronary heart disease

43. Substituting beans - peas and lentitis four foods that are high in saturated fats or refund carbohydrates has beenshown to lower the risk of...
Are micronutrients
Weight with Height
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease

44. Pantothenic acid...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
GLUCOSINOLATE
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods

45. All is true of niacin - except...
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Fermentation
Proteins
Large doses are not harmful

46. Water soluble vitamins...
...
Leafy green vegetables
Tea
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts

47. 3 g of fat contains...
27 kcal
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Carotenoids

48. The following components are classified as flavonoids...
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Is a passive storage of tissue
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms

49. DASH stands for...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
High intakes of vegetables and fruits

50. Insulin...
Also called riboflavin
Acidic
Lowers blood glucose
Oily Fish