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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. Foods with glycemic indices greater than 70 are considered high-glycemicfoods because...
Homeostasis
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

2. Which foods are good sources of dietary flavonoids?
Homeostasis
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Tea
Hemolytic anemia

3. During the refining of grain products - which nutrient rich components arelost?
The germ and the bran
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Alpha tocopherol
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.

4. The significant reductions in risk of coronary heart disease have been shown to be related to...
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
All of the above
Asia Women
Is a passive storage of tissue

5. Leafy green vegetables are good sources of carotenoids
P. 149
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
TRUE
Oily Fish

6. 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
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases

7. Carbohydrates - Protein and lipids are called macronutrients because...
Vitamins
Because are needed in large qualities .
Coronary heart disease
EPA and DHA

8. A critical function of Vitamin D is...
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Glucosinolate
FALSE

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)
Soil selenium content
MADE BY PLANTS
Thyroid gland - high

10. 3 g of fat contains...
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
Amino acids
27 kcal
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease

11. Vitamin K plays a vital role in...
Blood clotting
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Coronary heart disease
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

12. Supplementation with EPA and DHA to relieve joint tenderness in inflammatory diseases generally takes at least ___________ before benefits are observed.
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
All of the above
12 weeks
Phenols

13. The form of Vitamin D made by the body when exposed tosunlight 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
Homeostasis
Physical activity
Cholecalciferol

14. Which foods are the richest source of plant lignans?
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Flax seed
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

15. Pantothenic acid...
12 weeks
Night blindness
Blood clotting
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods

16. Essential fatty acids cannot be synthesized by humans and must be consumed in the diet. The two essential fatty acids are...
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Leafy green vegetables
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

17. Adipose tissue is what?
Is a passive storage of tissue
Cancer
All of the above
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease

18. Calcitonin is released by the ___________during periods of ___________ blood calcium concentration
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Thyroid gland - high
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
EPA and DHA

19. The majority of magnesium in the body is associated with
EPA and DHA
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Flax seed
Vitamin B12

20. High dose beta carotene supplements
Mutation
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Flax seed

21. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Fermentation

22. High dose beta carotene supplements
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Demineralization of bone
Anemia

23. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Glucosinolates

24. Which of the following are plant derived compounds that are very similar in structure and function to cholesterol...
FALSE
FALSE
Tea
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

25. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Night blindness
GLUCOSINOLATE
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Weight with Height

26. 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.
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Anemia
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
The germ and the bran

27. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Glucosinolates
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

28. Adding nuts to a diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductionsin...
Soil selenium content
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
High intakes of vegetables and fruits

29. Vitamin B2...
Is involved in nerve function
Phenols
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Are micronutrients

30. The orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called:...
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Carotenoids
TRUE
Control group

31. All is true of niacin - except...
Bariatrics
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Large doses are not harmful

32. Positive energy balance...
Is desirable during times of growth
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
All of the above
Is a passive storage of tissue

33. High preformed vitamin A intake may reduce risk of bone fractures in older people.
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
FALSE
Coronary heart disease
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

34. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
Anemia
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Acidic
Age-related macular degeneration

35. Teas may be grouped into three groups (white and green teas - oolong teas and black tea) based on...
Also called riboflavin
FALSE
Fermentation
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram

36. Trans fatty acids...
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Homeostasis
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

37. Selenium content of grain products ishighly dependent on...
Large doses are not harmful
Soil selenium content
Acidic
Physical activity

38. In addition to age - sex - weight - and height - what other factor has a majoreffect on the energy requirement of an individual?
Demineralization of bone
Physical activity
Vitamins
Leafy green vegetables

39. Phytochemicals are
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
MADE BY PLANTS
Are micronutrients
The germ and the bran

40. Type 2 diabetes...
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Is caused by insulin resistance
Physical activity
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

41. Participants in an experiment or study that do not receive the treatment orintervention are said to be the...
Cancer
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Control group

42. All of the following are true of bile EXCEPT...
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
It aids in protein digestion
Is a passive storage of tissue
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

43. Capillaries
Is caused by insulin resistance
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
Leafy green vegetables
Weight loss

44. Saturated -unsaturated -monounsated and polyunsaturated fatty acids differ in...
5
Vitamin C
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms

45. The impact of different foods on the magnitude and duration of the rise in blood glucose after a meal is called...
Mutation
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Glycemic response
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

46. Which of the following statements is true...
Age-related macular degeneration
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation

47. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Carotenoids
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Leafy green vegetables

48. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Demineralization of bone
Vitamins
Asia Women
EPA and DHA

49. Iron is not stored by the body so iron toxicity is not an area of concern
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Because are needed in large qualities .
FALSE

50. Essential fatty acids
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Anemia
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
To record what he or she ate for one or more days