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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. Pantothenic acid...
Bariatrics
Control group
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Age-related macular degeneration

2. The following components are classified as flavonoids...
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Glucosinolate
Coronary heart disease
Acidic

3. Adding nuts to a diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductionsin...
Leafy green vegetables
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol

4. Consumption of Indole-3-Carbinol - a potential cancer preventive compound can be increased by including which of the following foods in the diet
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Are micronutrients
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
P. 149

5. All is true of niacin - except...
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Large doses are not harmful
Acidic
Can be water or fat soluble

6. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
...
To record what he or she ate for one or more days

7. 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...
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Coronary heart disease
Glucosinolates

8. Which foods are the richest source of plant lignans?
Weight loss
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Flax seed

9. 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)
P. 149
Lowers blood glucose
Carotenoids

10. The main food source of EPA and DHA is...
Coronary heart disease
12 weeks
Glucosinolate
Oily Fish

11. Type 2 diabetes...
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Is caused by insulin resistance
Amino acids

12. A number of studies have indicated thatcoffee consumption may
P. 149
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Amino acids

13. Vitamin B2
Vitamin C
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Also called riboflavin

14. 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
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
...
Modulate cell signaling pathways
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization

15. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Glucose
Can be water or fat soluble
Age-related degeneration
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis

16. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
Alpha tocopherol
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Glucosinolate
Leafy green vegetables

17. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their_______________ content.
TRUE
Mutation
Glucosinolate
Proteins

18. Basal Metabolic Rate is NOT effected by your gender
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Can be changed by dieting
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Anemia

19. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Age-related macular degeneration
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Blood clotting
Weight with Height

20. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Asia Women
Anemia
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
12 weeks

21. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in therisk of death associated with
Leafy green vegetables
Amino acids
Weight with Height
Coronary heart disease

22. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Lowers blood 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
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 based on the ratio of weight to height

23. Supplementation with EPA and DHA to relieve joint tenderness in inflammatory diseases generally takes at least ___________ before benefits are observed.
TRUE
12 weeks
Glucose
Bariatrics

24. Which of the following are plant derived compounds that are very similar in structure and function to cholesterol...
Age-related macular degeneration
Leafy green vegetables
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

25. Lipid characteristics include all of thefollowing except...
Glucose
Soluble in water
Glycemic response
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram

26. The ability of the body to maintain a relatively stable internal environment is called
Weight loss
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Homeostasis
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols

27. Which long term complications are associated with diabetes?
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
27 kcal
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Are a dense energy source

28. During the refining of grain products - which nutrient rich components arelost?
The germ and the bran
Is caused by insulin resistance
12 weeks
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

29. Saturated -unsaturated -monounsated and polyunsaturated fatty acids differ in...
Lowers blood glucose
Large doses are not harmful
Flax seed
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms

30. Capillaries
Large doses are not harmful
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
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
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization

31. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Coronary heart disease
Bariatrics
FALSE

32. Phytochemicals are
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Glucosinolates
MADE BY PLANTS

33. Fat free' means
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Leafy green vegetables

34. Vitamins...
Can be water or fat soluble
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
Glucosinolates
Soil selenium content

35. A critical function of Vitamin D is...
Because are needed in large qualities .
Night blindness
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
FALSE

36. The class in nutrients can be subdivided into water soluble and Fat-soluble categories...
Vitamins
Mutation
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Lowers blood glucose

37. A deficiency of vitamin A may lead to...
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Soluble in water
Night blindness
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease

38. Which long term complications areassociated with diabetes
The germ and the bran
Is caused by insulin resistance
Age-related degeneration
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

39. 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...
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Age-related degeneration
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Soluble in water

40. Fat-soluble vitamins...
It aids in protein digestion
Are micronutrients
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels

41. The Major lipid class include all -EXCEPT...
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Anemia
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Phenols

42. Cruciferous vegetables differ from other classes of vegetables because they are rich sources of sulfur containing compounds known as...
Flax seed
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Glucosinolates
EPA and DHA

43. A low pH (e.g. pH=3) - means the solution is...
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 desirable during times of growth
Acidic
Vitamins

44. Essential fatty acids
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
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
Weight loss
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

45. Which of the following organs is NOT part of the digestive tract...
Glycemic response
Is caused by insulin resistance
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Oral cavity

46. The risk of cardiovascular disease...
Acidic
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins

47. DASH stands for...
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
All of the above
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension

48. The impact of different foods on the magnitude and duration of the rise in blood glucose after a meal is called...
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Glycemic response
Vitamin B6
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

49. Trans fatty acids...
5
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
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
Glucosinolates

50. A vitamin D deficiency can result in...
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
GLUCOSINOLATE
Demineralization of bone