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Nutrition Education

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1. Isothiocyanates - the hydrolysis products produced by chopping or chewing cruciferous vegetables - have been associated with reduced risk of...
Leafy green vegetables
Cancer
Cholecalciferol
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

2. Adding nuts to a diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductionsin...
MADE BY PLANTS
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins

3. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Physical activity
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Asia Women

4. Osteopenia is...
Soluble in water
Flax seed
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization

5. Which group of people are at increasedrisk of vitamin D Deficiency?
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Carotenoids
12 weeks
Vitamins

6. Participants in an experiment or study that do not receive the treatment orintervention are said to be the...
Control group
Blood clotting
EPA and DHA
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins

7. 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?
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Tomatoes
Phenols
Blood clotting

8. The omega 3 fatty acid - alpha acid is converted in the body to...
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Vitamins
EPA and DHA
FALSE

9. Which foods are good sources of dietary flavonoids?
Cancer
Flax seed
Is caused by insulin resistance
Tea

10. Fat free' means
P. 149
Can be changed by dieting
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
To record what he or she ate for one or more days

11. Phytochemicals are
Glucosinolates
MADE BY PLANTS
Are a dense energy source
EPA and DHA

12. cardiovascular disease...
Weight loss
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Is a passive storage of tissue
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

13. Which B vitamin is obtained by both diet and intestinal bacteria?
Amino acids
Vitamin B12
Night blindness
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.

14. Cruciferous vegetables differ from other classes of vegetables because they are rich sources of sulfur containing compounds known as...
Glucosinolates
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
12 weeks
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension

15. Essential fatty acid deficiencies cause all EXCEPT...
Are a dense energy source
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
Anemia
Is involved in nerve function

16. Substituting beans - peas and lentitis four foods that are high in saturated fats or refund carbohydrates has beenshown to lower the risk of...
Alpha tocopherol
Oily Fish
FALSE
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease

17. During the refining of grain products -which nutrient rich components are lost?
EPA and DHA
Germ and bran
...
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

18. Damage caused by________is thought to be one of the leading causes of cellular aging andcancer.
FALSE
Weight with Height
It aids in protein digestion
Free radicals

19. Foods with glycemic indices greater than 70 are considered high-glycemicfoods because...
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Night blindness

20. Supplementation with EPA and DHA to relieve joint tenderness in inflammatory diseases generally takes at least ___________ before benefits are observed.
12 weeks
Coronary heart disease
Physical activity
Weight with Height

21. Vitamin K plays a vital role in...
Blood clotting
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
TRUE
Glucosinolate

22. 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...
Leafy green vegetables
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Lowers blood glucose
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram

23. Saturated -unsaturated -monounsated and polyunsaturated fatty acids differ in...
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Are a dense energy source
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
The germ and the bran

24. Glycogen is...
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
12 weeks
Age-related degeneration

25. The class in nutrients can be subdivided into water soluble and Fat-soluble categories...
Vitamins
B 12
Is a passive storage of tissue
Glucose

26. The most abundant organic substance in our body - than on a dry weight basisis
All of the above
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Germ and bran
Proteins

27. The critical function of vitamin D is...
Carotenoids
Age-related degeneration
Tomatoes
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

28. Which of the following are plant derived compounds that are very similar in structure and function to cholesterol...
Glucosinolate
FALSE
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
MADE BY PLANTS

29. 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
Glucose
Coronary heart disease
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Vitamins

30. A number of studies have indicated thatcoffee consumption may
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Weight with Height
Soluble in water

31. A vitamin D deficiency can result in...
Are a dense energy source
Demineralization of bone
Coronary heart disease
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

32. Lipid characteristics include all of thefollowing except...
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Soluble in water
Is a passive storage of tissue
Is involved in nerve function

33. Calcitonin is released by the ___________during periods of ___________ blood calcium concentration
The germ and the bran
Thyroid gland - high
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid

34. 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...
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Coronary heart disease

35. All is true of niacin - except...
Large doses are not harmful
27 kcal
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.

36. Which micronutrient enhances iron absorption?
Coronary heart disease
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Vitamin C
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis

37. The omega-3 fatty acid - alpha linolenicacid is converted in the body to...
Control group
Asia Women
EPA and DHA
The germ and the bran

38. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
Fermentation
Demineralization of bone
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Soil selenium content

39. 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
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Thyroid gland - high
Glycemic response

40. Fiber rich diets ...
Vitamin B12
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
EPA and DHA
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

41. Fat-soluble vitamins...
The germ and the bran
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
GLUCOSINOLATE
Are micronutrients

42. The following components are classified as flavonoids...
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Homeostasis
Are micronutrients

43. Basal Metabolic Rate is NOT effected by your gender
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Can be changed by dieting
Is caused by insulin resistance
Carotenoids

44. The following compounds are classified as flavonoids
All of the above
Vitamin B6
Tea
Mutation

45. High dose beta carotene supplements
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Age-related macular degeneration
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease

46. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Vitamin C
Coronary heart disease
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Weight with Height

47. 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
It aids in protein digestion
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Vitamin B6

48. High preformed vitamin A intake may reduce risk of bone fractures in older people.
Tea
Amino acids
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
FALSE

49. Capillaries
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Are micronutrients
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
Is a passive storage of tissue

50. Which of the following organs is NOT part of the digestive tract...
Acidic
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Oral cavity
Free radicals

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