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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. Leafy green vegetables are good sources of carotenoids
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Blood clotting
TRUE

2. Basal Metabolic Rate is NOT effected by your gender
Glycemic response
Soil selenium content
Oral cavity
Can be changed by dieting

3. Fat free' means
Tomatoes
Glycemic response
P. 149
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving

4. Glycogen is...
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Control group

5. Adding nuts to the diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductions in...
Glucose
Lowers blood glucose
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels

6. Insulin...
Phenols
Coronary heart disease
Oral cavity
Lowers blood glucose

7. In prospective cohort studies -consumption of at least _____weekly servings of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with significant reductions in cancer risk.
Carotenoids
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
5
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

8. Consumption of Indole-3-Carbinol - a potential cancer preventive compound can be increased by including which of the following foods in the diet
GLUCOSINOLATE
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
P. 149
Lowers blood glucose

9. Bariatric surgery refers to medical procedures that promote: a healthy digestive tract
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Weight loss
...
Also called riboflavin

10. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Oral cavity
Glucosinolates
Acidic
Asia Women

11. Another word for 'alteration' in gene structure is called...
MADE BY PLANTS
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Mutation
Leafy green vegetables

12. High dose beta carotene supplements
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Proteins
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving

13. A number of studies have indicated thatcoffee consumption may
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
TRUE
EPA and DHA
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day

14. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
Free radicals
Age-related macular degeneration
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
GLUCOSINOLATE

15. Which of the following are plant derived compounds that are very similar in structure and function to cholesterol...
FALSE
It aids in protein digestion
Are a dense energy source
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

16. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
Leafy green vegetables
Are a dense energy source
Amino acids
Age-related degeneration

17. A vitamin D deficiency can result in...
Control group
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Demineralization of bone

18. A low pH (e.g. pH=3) - means the solution is...
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Coronary heart disease
Acidic
Phenols

19. Vitamin B2...
Is involved in nerve function
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Can be water or fat soluble
B 12

20. Which foods are the richest source of plant lignans?
FALSE
27 kcal
Anemia
Flax seed

21. Carbohydrates...
27 kcal
Homeostasis
Glycemic response
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram

22. The majority of magnesium in the body is associated with
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Control group
Coronary heart disease

23. Which of the following statements is true...
MADE BY PLANTS
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Night blindness

24. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Vitamin B6
Weight with Height

25. The class in nutrients can be subdivided into water soluble and Fat-soluble categories...
Fermentation
Vitamins
Control group
Germ and bran

26. A critical function of Vitamin D is...
Thyroid gland - high
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Amino acids
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

27. The omega-3 fatty acid - alpha linolenicacid is converted in the body to...
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Because are needed in large qualities .
Bariatrics
EPA and DHA

28. A deficiency of vitamin A may lead to...
Glucosinolate
Weight loss
Night blindness
Age-related degeneration

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
GLUCOSINOLATE
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
MADE BY PLANTS
Modulate cell signaling pathways

30. Damage caused by________is thought to be one of the leading causes of cellular aging andcancer.
Lowers blood glucose
Because are needed in large qualities .
EPA and DHA
Free radicals

31. 3 g of fat contains...
27 kcal
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Germ and bran

32. Essential fatty acid deficiencies cause all EXCEPT...
Anemia
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
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.

33. Positive energy balance...
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Is desirable during times of growth
Flax seed

34. High preformed vitamin A intake may reduce risk of bone fractures in older people.
Mutation
FALSE
Is caused by insulin resistance
Can be changed by dieting

35. The main food source of EPA and DHA is...
Age-related macular degeneration
Oily Fish
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Soluble in water

36. Substituting beans - peas and lentitis four foods that are high in saturated fats or refund carbohydrates has beenshown to lower the risk of...
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Mutation

37. The impact of different foods on the magnitude and duration of the rise in blood glucose after a meal is called...
Glycemic response
Tea
Soluble in water
Asia Women

38. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables arethought to be related to their______ content.
...
Is a passive storage of tissue
Age-related macular degeneration
GLUCOSINOLATE

39. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Hemolytic anemia
Vitamin B6
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

40. Vitamin K plays a vital role in...
Weight loss
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Blood clotting
To record what he or she ate for one or more days

41. Which foods are good sources of dietary flavonoids?
Can be water or fat soluble
Free radicals
Tea
Is desirable during times of growth

42. Trans fatty acids...
EPA and DHA
Proteins
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation

43. What are the building blocks of protein?
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Amino acids
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Vitamin B6

44. Vitamins...
Can be water or fat soluble
Soil selenium content
Physical activity
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

45. Vitamin E deficiency can cause...
Germ and bran
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Hemolytic anemia

46. Which vitamin has the greatest risk of toxicity from large doses
Vitamin B6
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Weight loss
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above

47. Which B vitamin is obtained by both diet and intestinal bacteria?
Because are needed in large qualities .
Vitamin B12
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods

48. Calcitonin is released by the ___________during periods of ___________ blood calcium concentration
Leafy green vegetables
5
Thyroid gland - high
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

49. Triglycerides...
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Are a dense energy source
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Also called riboflavin

50. During the refining of grain products -which nutrient rich components are lost?
The germ and the bran
27 kcal
Germ and bran
Carotenoids