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Nutrition Education

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1. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their_______________ content.
Alpha tocopherol
Glucosinolate
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Because are needed in large qualities .

2. Damage caused by________is thought to be one of the leading causes of cellular aging andcancer.
Weight loss
Age-related macular degeneration
Free radicals
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above

3. Water soluble vitamins...
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Age-related degeneration
Weight with Height

4. Pantothenic acid...
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Physical activity
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Proteins

5. A vitamin D deficiency can result in...
Anemia
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Demineralization of bone
Are a dense energy source

6. Which B vitamin is obtained by both diet and intestinal bacteria?
Vitamin B12
Age-related macular degeneration
Vitamins
P. 149

7. Insulin...
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Lowers blood glucose
Weight with Height
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

8. Vitamin B2...
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Is involved in nerve function
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization

9. Fat-soluble vitamins...
Acidic
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Are micronutrients

10. Which of the following organs is NOT part of the digestive tract...
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Glucosinolate
Oral cavity

11. Type 2 diabetes...
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Homeostasis
Is caused by insulin resistance

12. Foods with glycemic indices greater than 70 are considered high-glycemicfoods because...
Oily Fish
Coronary heart disease
Can be water or fat soluble
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose

13. Which long term complications are associated with diabetes?
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Tomatoes
The germ and the bran

14. Positive energy balance...
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Is desirable during times of growth
Is involved in nerve function
Asia Women

15. A number of studies have indicated thatcoffee consumption may
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.

16. Fat free' means
Leafy green vegetables
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
All of the above
Lowers blood glucose

17. Which foods are good sources of dietary flavonoids?
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Tea
Hemolytic anemia
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day

18. The most abundant organic substance in our body - than on a dry weight basisis
Soil selenium content
Germ and bran
12 weeks
Proteins

19. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Proteins
Leafy green vegetables
Weight loss

20. The following compounds are classified as flavonoids
Glucosinolate
Age-related macular degeneration
It aids in protein digestion
All of the above

21. High preformed vitamin A intake may reduce risk of bone fractures in older people.
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
FALSE
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

22. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
The germ and the bran
5
Hemolytic anemia

23. Adding nuts to a diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductionsin...
Fermentation
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Alpha tocopherol

24. Glycogen is...
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Germ and bran
GLUCOSINOLATE
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation

25. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in therisk of death associated with
Oily Fish
Is involved in nerve function
Age-related macular degeneration
Coronary heart disease

26. Which micronutrient enhances iron absorption?
Vitamin C
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Are a dense energy source
GLUCOSINOLATE

27. High dose beta carotene supplements
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Weight with Height
Demineralization of bone
Are a dense energy source

28. Consumption of Indole-3-Carbinol - a potential cancer preventive compound can be increased by including which of the following foods in the diet
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
The bones where it helps provide structure.
P. 149
Vitamin B6

29. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Glucosinolate
TRUE
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases

30. 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
Age-related degeneration
It aids in protein digestion
Large doses are not harmful

31. Fiber rich diets ...
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Proteins
Because are needed in large qualities .

32. Vitamin B2
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Also called riboflavin
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Anemia

33. Which molecule is the most abundant monosaccharide in the body - issometimes called 'blood sugar' and can be converted to amino acids and fat for long term storage
Acidic
Glucose
EPA and DHA
Large doses are not harmful

34. Isothiocyanates - the hydrolysis products produced by chopping or chewing cruciferous vegetables - have been associated with reduced risk of...
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Cancer
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms

35. 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
Glucose
Germ and bran
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis

36. 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...

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37. DASH stands for...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Homeostasis
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Anemia

38. Cruciferous vegetables differ from other classes of vegetables because they are rich sources of sulfur containing compounds known as...
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Glucosinolates
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

39. Adding nuts to the diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductions in...
All of the above
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.

40. The class in nutrients can be subdivided into water soluble and Fat-soluble categories...
Vitamins
All of the above
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Glucose

41. Taking beta carotene or vitamin A in supplemental form is not recommended because...
Is a passive storage of tissue
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

42. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Is involved in nerve function
Can be changed by dieting
Demineralization of bone
Asia Women

43. In prospective cohort studies -consumption of at least _____weekly servings of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with significant reductions in cancer risk.
27 kcal
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
5

44. Vitamin E deficiency can cause...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Hemolytic anemia
Glycemic response
Alpha tocopherol

45. The form of Vitamin D made by the body when exposed tosunlight is...
Cholecalciferol
FALSE
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
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

46. 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
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Lowers blood glucose
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

47. 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...
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Leafy green vegetables
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods

48. Carbohydrates...
12 weeks
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Tea
All of the above

49. The omega-3 fatty acid - alpha linolenicacid is converted in the body to...
Coronary heart disease
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
EPA and DHA
Oily Fish

50. Osteopenia is...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
MADE BY PLANTS