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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. cardiovascular disease...
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
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

2. Vitamins...
Is desirable during times of growth
Oral cavity
Can be water or fat soluble
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.

3. Which foods are the richest source of plant lignans?
Flax seed
Free radicals
Weight loss
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension

4. Essential fatty acids
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Glucose
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
Cancer

5. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Mutation
Bariatrics
Age-related macular degeneration

6. What are the building blocks of protein?
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Vitamin C
Amino acids

7. Bariatric surgery refers to medical procedures that promote: a healthy digestive tract
Anemia
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Weight loss

8. The critical function of vitamin D is...
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Glucosinolate
Thyroid gland - high

9. The Major lipid class include all -EXCEPT...
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Weight loss
Demineralization of bone
Phenols

10. The majority of magnesium in the body is associated with
The bones where it helps provide structure.
EPA and DHA
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Amino acids

11. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Asia Women
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Age-related macular degeneration
5

12. Participants in an experiment or study that do not receive the treatment orintervention are said to be the...
12 weeks
Control group
FALSE
Homeostasis

13. Saturated -unsaturated -monounsated and polyunsaturated fatty acids differ in...
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Vitamin B6
Tea
Oral cavity

14. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in therisk of death associated with
Coronary heart disease
Demineralization of bone
Tomatoes
The germ and the bran

15. Another word for 'alteration' in gene structure is called...
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Proteins
Mutation
FALSE

16. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
Control group
Bariatrics
Weight loss
Are a dense energy source

17. 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.
...
Physical activity
Soil selenium content
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate

18. The risk of cardiovascular disease...
Can be changed by dieting
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
EPA and DHA

19. 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?
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Tomatoes
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

20. Fiber rich diets ...
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

21. The energy in which of the following substances is used DIRECTLY by all cells to power all the processes needed by the body
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
All of the above
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes

22. 3 g of fat contains...
27 kcal
EPA and DHA
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension

23. Carbohydrates...
Mutation
Large doses are not harmful
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram

24. A critical function of Vitamin D is...
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Tomatoes
It aids in protein digestion

25. Which of the following are plant derived compounds that are very similar in structure and function to cholesterol...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

26. Water soluble vitamins...
FALSE
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Blood clotting
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels

27. A deficiency of vitamin A may lead to...
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Night blindness
Vitamin C
5

28. Vitamin K plays a vital role in...
Blood clotting
27 kcal
Age-related degeneration
Weight loss

29. Basal Metabolic Rate is NOT effected by your gender
Because are needed in large qualities .
Can be changed by dieting
Demineralization of bone
Is involved in nerve function

30. Which long term complications are associated with diabetes?
GLUCOSINOLATE
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Alpha tocopherol
All of the above

31. High dose beta carotene supplements
Bariatrics
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Carotenoids

32. The ability of the body to maintain a relatively stable internal environment is called
...
Homeostasis
Large doses are not harmful
Vitamin B12

33. Which group of people are at increasedrisk of vitamin D Deficiency?
Bariatrics
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Phenols
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes

34. Fat free' means
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease

35. Carbohydrates - Protein and lipids are called macronutrients because...
Because are needed in large qualities .
Age-related degeneration
Glucose
Alpha tocopherol

36. Foods with glycemic indices greater than 70 are considered high-glycemicfoods because...
Soluble in water
EPA and DHA
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
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

37. The most abundant organic substance in our body - than on a dry weight basisis
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Glucose
Proteins
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels

38. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
5
All of the above
Physical activity
Leafy green vegetables

39. Substituting beans - peas and lentitis four foods that are high in saturated fats or refund carbohydrates has beenshown to lower the risk of...
Age-related macular degeneration
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Age-related degeneration

40. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their _______________ content.
Night blindness
Tea
EPA and DHA
Glucosinolate

41. Vitamin B2...
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Is involved in nerve function
Is caused by insulin resistance
Phenols

42. Isothiocyanates - the hydrolysis products produced by chopping or chewing cruciferous vegetables - have been associated with reduced risk of...
The germ and the bran
Is a passive storage of tissue
Cancer
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage

43. The form of Vitamin D made by the body when exposed tosunlight is...
Cholecalciferol
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Proteins
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol

44. 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
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Free radicals
Vitamin B12

45. Positive energy balance...
Weight loss
Is desirable during times of growth
Large doses are not harmful
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

46. Damage caused by________is thought to be one of the leading causes of cellular aging andcancer.
Anemia
Control group
Free radicals
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

47. Capillaries
Lowers blood glucose
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
Are micronutrients
Leafy green vegetables

48. Adipose tissue is what?
Is a passive storage of tissue
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Cholecalciferol

49. Selenium content of grain products ishighly dependent on...
Is caused by insulin resistance
Soil selenium content
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Can be water or fat soluble

50. Which of the following organs is NOT part of the digestive tract...
Phenols
Oral cavity
Glucose
Is desirable during times of growth