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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. 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
Anemia
27 kcal
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage

2. Saturated -unsaturated -monounsated and polyunsaturated fatty acids differ in...
Asia Women
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above

3. The ability of the body to maintain a relatively stable internal environment is called
Is a passive storage of tissue
Homeostasis
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
EPA and DHA

4. Water soluble vitamins...
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
FALSE
It aids in protein digestion
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins

5. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
EPA and DHA
Acidic
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Is a passive storage of tissue

6. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Soluble in water
Is involved in nerve function
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed

7. Which B vitamin is obtained by both diet and intestinal bacteria?
Vitamin B12
Glycemic response
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Anemia

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
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Oily Fish
Modulate cell signaling pathways

9. Isothiocyanates - the hydrolysis products produced by chopping or chewing cruciferous vegetables - have been associated with reduced risk of...
Cancer
Coronary heart disease
Is involved in nerve function
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day

10. Calcitonin is released by the ___________during periods of ___________ blood calcium concentration
Thyroid gland - high
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Weight loss
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage

11. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
GLUCOSINOLATE
Leafy green vegetables
EPA and DHA

12. Leafy green vegetables are good sources of carotenoids
Glucosinolate
Coronary heart disease
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
TRUE

13. Essential fatty acids
Amino acids
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
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
Vitamins

14. Taking beta carotene or vitamin A in supplemental form is not recommended because...
Bariatrics
Physical activity
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Flax seed

15. During the refining of grain products -which nutrient rich components are lost?
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Mutation
Germ and bran
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

16. High dose beta carotene supplements
Glucosinolate
GLUCOSINOLATE
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Cholecalciferol

17. The Major lipid class include all -EXCEPT...
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Phenols
Oral cavity
Weight loss

18. 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
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Thyroid gland - high
Acidic

19. Teas may be grouped into three groups (white and green teas - oolong teas and black tea) based on...
Alpha tocopherol
Is desirable during times of growth
FALSE
Fermentation

20. Capillaries
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
The bones where it helps provide structure.
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
Homeostasis

21. Which long term complications areassociated with diabetes
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
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

22. The risk of cardiovascular disease...
Cholecalciferol
Proteins
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins

23. Glycogen is...
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Also called riboflavin
Is desirable during times of growth

24. Which foods are the richest source of plant lignans?
Alpha tocopherol
Flax seed
Glucosinolate
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes

25. Which of the following organs is NOT part of the digestive tract...
Vitamin C
Oral cavity
Asia Women
Do not show strong and consistent benefits

26. Trans fatty acids...
Acidic
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Is caused by insulin resistance
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation

27. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their_______________ content.
Soil selenium content
Hemolytic anemia
Glucosinolate
Coronary heart disease

28. In addition to age - sex - weight - and height - what other factor has a majoreffect on the energy requirement of an individual?
Cholecalciferol
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Carotenoids
Physical activity

29. A number of studies have indicated thatcoffee consumption may
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
5
Weight loss

30. The majority of magnesium in the body is associated with
Age-related macular degeneration
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

31. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Blood clotting
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Physical activity
Weight with Height

32. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Free radicals
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods

33. The omega-3 fatty acid - alpha linolenicacid is converted in the body to...
Vitamin B12
EPA and DHA
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Hemolytic anemia

34. A vitamin D deficiency can result in...
P. 149
Demineralization of bone
Germ and bran
Thyroid gland - high

35. 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 levels
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
P. 149
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

36. Which vitamin has the greatest risk of toxicity from large doses
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Vitamin B6
Blood clotting
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day

37. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their _______________ content.
Glucosinolate
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation

38. cardiovascular disease...
B 12
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Is caused by insulin resistance
EPA and DHA

39. Positive energy balance...
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Is desirable during times of growth
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

40. Cruciferous vegetables differ from other classes of vegetables because they are rich sources of sulfur containing compounds known as...
Tea
All of the above
EPA and DHA
Glucosinolates

41. Essential fatty acids cannot be synthesized by humans and must be consumed in the diet. The two essential fatty acids are...
Night blindness
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence

42. The following components are classified as flavonoids...
Are a dense energy source
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
To record what he or she ate for one or more days

43. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Carotenoids
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Bariatrics

44. The class in nutrients can be subdivided into water soluble and Fat-soluble categories...
Bariatrics
Vitamins
Can be water or fat soluble
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

45. Water soluble vitamins...
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Tomatoes
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts

46. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
...
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
To record what he or she ate for one or more days

47. Adding nuts to the diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductions in...
Is involved in nerve function
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
5
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

48. 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?
Thyroid gland - high
Tomatoes
Vitamin B6
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.

49. A low pH (e.g. pH=3) - means the solution is...
Acidic
Demineralization of bone
Blood clotting
Vitamins

50. The energy in which of the following substances is used DIRECTLY by all cells to power all the processes needed by the body
Proteins
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Is a passive storage of tissue
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)