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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. Which long term complications areassociated with diabetes
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Vitamin B12
Cholecalciferol

2. Which foods are good sources of dietary flavonoids?
Vitamin B6
Tea
Proteins
Are a dense energy source

3. The most biologically active form of vitamin E is
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Alpha tocopherol
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Glucose

4. Compared to the consumption of whole fruits and vegetables - large doses of individual nutrients or phytochemicals...
Coronary heart disease
P. 149
5
Do not show strong and consistent benefits

5. The Major lipid class include all -EXCEPT...
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
EPA and DHA
Phenols

6. A low pH (e.g. pH=3) - means the solution is...
...
EPA and DHA
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Acidic

7. A critical function of Vitamin D is...
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Oral cavity
Is desirable during times of growth

8. Participants in an experiment or study that do not receive the treatment orintervention are said to be the...
Control group
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Hemolytic anemia
Weight loss

9. In addition to age - sex - weight - and height - what other factor has a majoreffect on the energy requirement of an individual?
Physical activity
The bones where it helps provide structure.
EPA and DHA
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

10. The omega 3 fatty acid - alpha acid is converted in the body to...
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
EPA and DHA
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Weight with Height

11. Supplementation with EPA and DHA to relieve joint tenderness in inflammatory diseases generally takes at least ___________ before benefits are observed.
12 weeks
Flax seed
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms

12. Capillaries
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
Weight with Height
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

13. 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
Oily Fish
Thyroid gland - high
...

14. The orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called:...
Carotenoids
Fermentation
Bariatrics
EPA and DHA

15. The critical function of vitamin D is...
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Germ and bran
MADE BY PLANTS

16. 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
...
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Age-related degeneration
Modulate cell signaling pathways

17. Foods with glycemic indices greater than 70 are considered high-glycemicfoods because...
Oily Fish
Because are needed in large qualities .
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Soluble in water

18. During the refining of grain products -which nutrient rich components are lost?
Can be changed by dieting
Glucose
Germ and bran
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

19. Positive energy balance...
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Is desirable during times of growth

20. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Physical activity
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Large doses are not harmful

21. Triglycerides...
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Are a dense energy source
Glucosinolate
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease

22. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Is desirable during times of growth
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
...

23. Essential fatty acids
Vitamin B6
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
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
Are a dense energy source

24. Vitamin B2...
FALSE
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Is involved in nerve function
The germ and the bran

25. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
Age-related macular degeneration
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
The germ and the bran
Glucose

26. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Vitamin C
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis

27. Carbohydrates - Protein and lipids are called macronutrients because...
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Cancer
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Because are needed in large qualities .

28. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables arethought to be related to their______ content.
GLUCOSINOLATE
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Anemia

29. 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?
Oral cavity
Tomatoes
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Vitamin C

30. The class in nutrients can be subdivided into water soluble and Fat-soluble categories...
Phenols
Vitamins
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Cholecalciferol

31. Some studies suggest that consumption of moderate amounts of coffee is associated with decreased risk of Type 2 diabetes - colorectal cancer and cirrhosis of the liver. Based on this evidence - the following advice can be given...
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
Carotenoids
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate

32. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Coronary heart disease
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol

33. Another word for 'alteration' in gene structure is called...
Mutation
Oily Fish
Tomatoes
Are micronutrients

34. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Night blindness
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Asia Women
Soluble in water

35. High preformed vitamin A intake may reduce risk of bone fractures in older people.
FALSE
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Because are needed in large qualities .
Flax seed

36. Vitamin B2
Large doses are not harmful
Vitamins
Also called riboflavin
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.

37. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in the risk of death associated with...
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Coronary heart disease
All of the above
FALSE

38. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in therisk of death associated with
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Coronary heart disease
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Asia Women

39. The risk of cardiovascular disease...
Age-related macular degeneration
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Soluble in water
Anemia

40. Pantothenic acid...
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
EPA and DHA
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols

41. Fat-soluble vitamins...
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Are micronutrients

42. A vitamin D deficiency can result in...
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Demineralization of bone
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed

43. Water soluble vitamins...
Mutation
Cancer
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
B 12

44. Vitamins...
Can be water or fat soluble
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Is a passive storage of tissue
Vitamins

45. The form of Vitamin D made by the body when exposed tosunlight is...
Cholecalciferol
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Fermentation
Oral cavity

46. 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
Cancer
Carotenoids
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate

47. The following compounds are classified as flavonoids
All of the above
Vitamin C
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose

48. Essential fatty acid deficiencies cause all EXCEPT...
Carotenoids
Control group
27 kcal
Anemia

49. Trans fatty acids...
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Germ and bran
Age-related macular degeneration
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation

50. cardiovascular disease...
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.