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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. Osteopenia is...
Homeostasis
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Oral cavity

2. Isothiocyanates - the hydrolysis products produced by chopping or chewing cruciferous vegetables - have been associated with reduced risk of...
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Cancer
Glucosinolate
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases

3. Which foods are good sources of dietary flavonoids?
Cholecalciferol
Tea
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving

4. Basal Metabolic Rate is NOT effected by your gender
Can be changed by dieting
Blood clotting
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization

5. Trans fatty acids...
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation

6. A low pH (e.g. pH=3) - means the solution is...
Acidic
Alpha tocopherol
B 12
Germ and bran

7. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Lowers blood glucose
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Night blindness

8. A deficiency of vitamin A may lead to...
Night blindness
Glucosinolates
Can be water or fat soluble
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension

9. Foods with glycemic indices greater than 70 are considered high-glycemicfoods because...
...
Soil selenium content
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Control group

10. Essential fatty acid deficiencies cause all EXCEPT...
Hemolytic anemia
Coronary heart disease
Anemia
Physical activity

11. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
B 12
Glucosinolates

12. Which of the following statements is true...
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
EPA and DHA
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Vitamin C

13. High dose beta carotene supplements
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Oral cavity
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid

14. Which B vitamin is obtained by both diet and intestinal bacteria?
Coronary heart disease
Anemia
All of the above
Vitamin B12

15. The most abundant organic substance in our body - than on a dry weight basisis
Proteins
Soluble in water
Hemolytic anemia
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts

16. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
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
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Bariatrics

17. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
EPA and DHA
GLUCOSINOLATE
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
...

18. Insulin...
Lowers blood glucose
Oral cavity
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Cancer

19. High dose beta carotene supplements
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Is desirable during times of growth
FALSE
Proteins

20. Which long term complications are associated with diabetes?
Age-related macular degeneration
Glucosinolates
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

21. All is true of niacin - except...
Free radicals
Large doses are not harmful
Cancer
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed

22. Which long term complications areassociated with diabetes
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
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
Glucosinolates

23. Vitamins...
Can be water or fat soluble
Vitamins
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Is involved in nerve function

24. In prospective cohort studies -consumption of at least _____weekly servings of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with significant reductions in cancer risk.
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Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Carotenoids
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed

25. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Proteins
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Age-related degeneration

26. During the refining of grain products -which nutrient rich components are lost?
Germ and bran
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
The bones where it helps provide structure.

27. 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...
Coronary heart disease
Also called riboflavin
Anemia
Oral cavity

28. 3 g of fat contains...
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
27 kcal
Are micronutrients
Soil selenium content

29. All of the following are true of bile EXCEPT...
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Age-related degeneration
Coronary heart disease
It aids in protein digestion

30. 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
Phenols
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Control group
Germ and bran

31. Which of the following are plant derived compounds that are very similar in structure and function to cholesterol...
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Vitamin B12
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
B 12

32. 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
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
27 kcal
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

33. Fat free' means
Vitamin B6
Anemia
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Coronary heart disease

34. Glycogen is...
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
EPA and DHA
Bariatrics

35. What are the building blocks of protein?
27 kcal
Amino acids
Are a dense energy source
Leafy green vegetables

36. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Oily Fish
It aids in protein digestion
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
B 12

37. In addition to age - sex - weight - and height - what other factor has a majoreffect on the energy requirement of an individual?
Glucosinolate
Weight with Height
Anemia
Physical activity

38. Essential fatty acids
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
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
EPA and DHA
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension

39. Which group of people are at increasedrisk of vitamin D Deficiency?
Demineralization of bone
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Can be changed by dieting
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes

40. Capillaries
Leafy green vegetables
Coronary heart disease
B 12
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

41. The risk of cardiovascular disease...
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Oral cavity
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Is desirable during times of growth

42. Which micronutrient enhances iron absorption?
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Also called riboflavin
Vitamin C
Glucosinolate

43. A critical function of Vitamin D is...
Vitamin B12
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

44. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their_______________ content.
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Glucosinolate
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels

45. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
Can be water or fat soluble
Vitamin B12
Asia Women
Leafy green vegetables

46. Which foods are the richest source of plant lignans?
Coronary heart disease
Vitamin B12
Flax seed
Soluble in water

47. Supplementation with EPA and DHA to relieve joint tenderness in inflammatory diseases generally takes at least ___________ before benefits are observed.
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
TRUE
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
12 weeks

48. The form of Vitamin D made by the body when exposed tosunlight is...
Cholecalciferol
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Night blindness
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation

49. Teas may be grouped into three groups (white and green teas - oolong teas and black tea) based on...
Proteins
Glucosinolate
Fermentation
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

50. Vitamin B2
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Also called riboflavin
Because are needed in large qualities .
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