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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 are associated with diabetes?
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Is desirable during times of growth
Is caused by insulin resistance

2. High dose beta carotene supplements
Age-related macular degeneration
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Because are needed in large qualities .
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases

3. large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decreasein the risk of death associated with...
Coronary heart disease
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
The germ and the bran
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

4. Which long term complications areassociated with diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Soil selenium content
Carotenoids
Large doses are not harmful

5. Bariatric surgery refers to medical procedures that promote: a healthy digestive tract
27 kcal
TRUE
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Weight loss

6. Calcitonin is released by the ___________during periods of ___________ blood calcium concentration
Asia Women
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Thyroid gland - high

7. Pantothenic acid...
Hemolytic anemia
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

8. The risk of cardiovascular disease...
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Demineralization of bone
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease

9. Iron is needed in the body for...
Are micronutrients
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
To record what he or she ate for one or more days

10. Adding nuts to the diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductions in...
Anemia
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Germ and bran
Proteins

11. Which group of people are at increasedrisk of vitamin D Deficiency?
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Because are needed in large qualities .
Can be changed by dieting
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes

12. Damage caused by________is thought to be one of the leading causes of cellular aging andcancer.
Free radicals
Coronary heart disease
Coronary heart disease
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization

13. During the refining of grain products -which nutrient rich components are lost?
Germ and bran
Glucosinolates
Are micronutrients
Vitamin B6

14. Essential fatty acids
Acidic
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
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
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension

15. The form of Vitamin D made by the body when exposed tosunlight is...
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Cholecalciferol
Is caused by insulin resistance
Coronary heart disease

16. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Bariatrics
Tea
Is a passive storage of tissue

17. Water soluble vitamins...
Anemia
Vitamin B12
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
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

18. Which vitamin can only be made by microorganisms - such as bacteria?
Weight with Height
B 12
Vitamin B6
Carotenoids

19. 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.
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

20. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
Vitamin C
Age-related degeneration
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol

21. Participants in an experiment or study that do not receive the treatment orintervention are said to be the...
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Control group
Can be water or fat soluble
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease

22. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Blood clotting
Soluble in water
It aids in protein digestion

23. In prospective cohort studies -consumption of at least _____weekly servings of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with significant reductions in cancer risk.
Cancer
Modulate cell signaling pathways
5
Soluble in water

24. Vitamin B2...
Is involved in nerve function
Also called riboflavin
Weight with Height
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage

25. Foods with glycemic indices greater than 70 are considered high-glycemicfoods because...
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Control group

26. Triglycerides...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Free radicals
P. 149
Are a dense energy source

27. The main food source of EPA and DHA is...
Oily Fish
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
5
Age-related macular degeneration

28. Isothiocyanates - the hydrolysis products produced by chopping or chewing cruciferous vegetables - have been associated with reduced risk of...
Glycemic response
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Cancer
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols

29. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Vitamins
Weight with Height
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

30. The majority of magnesium in the body is associated with
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Cancer
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Can be water or fat soluble

31. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
Age-related macular degeneration
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Also called riboflavin

32. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
The germ and the bran
EPA and DHA
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels

33. Saturated -unsaturated -monounsated and polyunsaturated fatty acids differ in...
Carotenoids
Homeostasis
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms

34. Consumption of Indole-3-Carbinol - a potential cancer preventive compound can be increased by including which of the following foods in the diet
EPA and DHA
P. 149
Amino acids
Can be changed by dieting

35. Carbohydrates - Protein and lipids are called macronutrients because...
Is desirable during times of growth
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
P. 149
Because are needed in large qualities .

36. cardiovascular disease...
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Can be changed by dieting
Glucosinolate
Control group

37. Iron is not stored by the body so iron toxicity is not an area of concern
FALSE
Blood clotting
Is caused by insulin resistance
Cholecalciferol

38. Osteopenia is...
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
GLUCOSINOLATE
It aids in protein digestion

39. A vitamin D deficiency can result in...
12 weeks
Demineralization of bone
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Are micronutrients

40. The ability of the body to maintain a relatively stable internal environment is called
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Homeostasis
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Demineralization of bone

41. Which foods are good sources of dietary flavonoids?
Tea
TRUE
Coronary heart disease
Homeostasis

42. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their_______________ content.
B 12
Glucosinolate
Glycemic response
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

43. Vitamin E deficiency can cause...
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Hemolytic anemia

44. Fat free' means
Flax seed
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Glucosinolate
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid

45. The orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called:...
Carotenoids
Soluble in water
Hemolytic anemia
Age-related macular degeneration

46. The energy in which of the following substances is used DIRECTLY by all cells to power all the processes needed by the body
Weight loss
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Acidic
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts

47. The most biologically active form of vitamin E is
FALSE
Can be water or fat soluble
Alpha tocopherol
12 weeks

48. Positive energy balance...
Demineralization of bone
Is desirable during times of growth
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
TRUE

49. Water soluble vitamins...
Demineralization of bone
Glucose
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Proteins

50. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Weight with Height
All of the above
Soil selenium content
Coronary heart disease