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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...
...
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Germ and bran
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

2. Foods with glycemic indices greater than 70 are considered high-glycemicfoods because...
Is a passive storage of tissue
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Tomatoes
Age-related degeneration

3. Vitamin B2
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Is a passive storage of tissue
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Also called riboflavin

4. The omega 3 fatty acid - alpha acid is converted in the body to...
Free radicals
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
EPA and DHA
Blood clotting

5. Which foods are the richest source of plant lignans?
Weight loss
Flax seed
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving

6. A vitamin D deficiency can result in...
Asia Women
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Demineralization of bone
Proteins

7. Basal Metabolic Rate is NOT effected by your gender
Fermentation
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
All of the above
Can be changed by dieting

8. High dose beta carotene supplements
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Vitamin B12
Amino acids

9. Which of the following organs is NOT part of the digestive tract...
Homeostasis
Coronary heart disease
Oral cavity
Soluble in water

10. A number of studies have indicated thatcoffee consumption may
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Asia Women
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Soil selenium content

11. Taking beta carotene or vitamin A in supplemental form is not recommended because...
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
5

12. The most abundant organic substance in our body - than on a dry weight basisis
Physical activity
Proteins
Weight with Height
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts

13. Which vitamin has the greatest risk of toxicity from large doses
Vitamin B6
Asia Women
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Oral cavity

14. Calcitonin is released by the ___________during periods of ___________ blood calcium concentration
Thyroid gland - high
Age-related degeneration
Lowers blood glucose
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate

15. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
Age-related degeneration
Vitamin B12
Large doses are not harmful
Glucosinolate

16. Carbohydrates - Protein and lipids are called macronutrients because...
Leafy green vegetables
Tea
Because are needed in large qualities .
Proteins

17. Teas may be grouped into three groups (white and green teas - oolong teas and black tea) based on...
It aids in protein digestion
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Fermentation
Vitamin B12

18. Which of the following statements is true...
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Oral cavity
FALSE
Hemolytic anemia

19. Type 2 diabetes...
Is caused by insulin resistance
Glucosinolates
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Modulate cell signaling pathways

20. Trans fatty acids...
GLUCOSINOLATE
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol

21. The majority of magnesium in the body is associated with
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day

22. Adipose tissue is what?
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
12 weeks
Is a passive storage of tissue
Lowers blood glucose

23. Essential fatty acids
FALSE
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
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
FALSE

24. Vitamins...
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Can be water or fat soluble
Can be changed by dieting
Proteins

25. Which group of people are at increasedrisk of vitamin D Deficiency?
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes

26. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
TRUE
EPA and DHA
To record what he or she ate for one or more days

27. DASH stands for...
Cholecalciferol
Leafy green vegetables
Can be changed by dieting
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension

28. A deficiency of vitamin A may lead to...
Can be changed by dieting
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Coronary heart disease
Night blindness

29. Essential fatty acid deficiencies cause all EXCEPT...
Anemia
Night blindness
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Alpha tocopherol

30. Fat-soluble vitamins...
Oily Fish
GLUCOSINOLATE
Are micronutrients
Is a passive storage of tissue

31. Phytochemicals are
Glucosinolate
MADE BY PLANTS
Weight loss
Weight with Height

32. Which long term complications are associated with diabetes?
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols

33. 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.
Cholecalciferol
Age-related degeneration
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Acidic

34. And some studies suggest that consumption of moderate amounts ofcoffee is associated with decreased risk of type two diabetes - Colorectal cancer - andarmmosis of the liver. Been based on the evidence the following advice can be given...

35. Which B vitamin is obtained by both diet and intestinal bacteria?
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
B 12
Vitamin B12
All of the above

36. High preformed vitamin A intake may reduce risk of bone fractures in older people.
Thyroid gland - high
Are micronutrients
FALSE
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

37. Osteopenia is...
Phenols
EPA and DHA
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Are micronutrients

38. Damage caused by________is thought to be one of the leading causes of cellular aging andcancer.
Free radicals
All of the above
Hemolytic anemia
Asia Women

39. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Age-related macular degeneration
Glucose
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol

40. Capillaries
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
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Soluble in water
Glucosinolate

41. 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
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
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

42. Iron is not stored by the body so iron toxicity is not an area of concern
Control group
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
FALSE
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving

43. Vitamin B2...
Glucosinolates
Acidic
Vitamins
Is involved in nerve function

44. Water soluble vitamins...
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
MADE BY PLANTS
Carotenoids
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

45. In addition to age - sex - weight - and height - what other factor has a majoreffect on the energy requirement of an individual?
Glucosinolate
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Physical activity
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving

46. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
27 kcal
TRUE
Flax seed
Bariatrics

47. 3 g of fat contains...
Proteins
27 kcal
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Mutation

48. Vitamin E deficiency can cause...
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Is caused by insulin resistance
Hemolytic anemia
Weight with Height

49. Selenium content of grain products ishighly dependent on...
Weight with Height
Homeostasis
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Soil selenium content

50. What are the building blocks of protein?
Amino acids
Glucose
Lowers blood glucose
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms