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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. Fat-soluble vitamins...
Is desirable during times of growth
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Are micronutrients
Oily Fish

2. The following components are classified as flavonoids...
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
...
27 kcal

3. Adipose tissue is what?
The germ and the bran
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Glycemic response
Is a passive storage of tissue

4. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their_______________ content.
Glucosinolate
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Coronary heart disease
Do not show strong and consistent benefits

5. The ability of the body to maintain a relatively stable internal environment is called
Are micronutrients
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Homeostasis
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes

6. Which vitamin can only be made by microorganisms - such as bacteria?
Also called riboflavin
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Thyroid gland - high
B 12

7. Essential fatty acids
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
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
FALSE

8. The impact of different foods on the magnitude and duration of the rise in blood glucose after a meal is called...
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Large doses are not harmful
Phenols
Glycemic response

9. Lipid characteristics include all of thefollowing except...
Soluble in water
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Physical activity
Thyroid gland - high

10. Iron is needed in the body for...
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Free radicals
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
EPA and DHA

11. Basal Metabolic Rate is NOT effected by your gender
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Can be changed by dieting
5
High intakes of vegetables and fruits

12. Essential fatty acid deficiencies cause all EXCEPT...
TRUE
Anemia
Glycemic response
FALSE

13. The following compounds are classified as flavonoids
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
All of the above
P. 149

14. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Flax seed
Weight with Height

15. Selenium content of grain products ishighly dependent on...
Weight loss
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Soil selenium content

16. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables arethought to be related to their______ content.
FALSE
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
GLUCOSINOLATE

17. 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...

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18. A vitamin D deficiency can result in...
Demineralization of bone
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
GLUCOSINOLATE

19. The most biologically active form of vitamin E is
Is caused by insulin resistance
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Alpha tocopherol
MADE BY PLANTS

20. 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...
Night blindness
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Coronary heart disease
Bariatrics

21. Bariatric surgery refers to medical procedures that promote: a healthy digestive tract
Homeostasis
FALSE
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Weight loss

22. The orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called:...
Carotenoids
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Glycemic response
Weight with Height

23. Vitamin K plays a vital role in...
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Blood clotting
Mutation
Coronary heart disease

24. During the refining of grain products - which nutrient rich components arelost?
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
The germ and the bran
FALSE

25. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Glycemic response
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis

26. Fiber rich diets ...
12 weeks
27 kcal
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
FALSE

27. The main food source of EPA and DHA is...
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Oily Fish
P. 149
Also called riboflavin

28. Which foods are the richest source of plant lignans?
Flax seed
Vitamins
Physical activity
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.

29. Which of the following are plant derived compounds that are very similar in structure and function to cholesterol...
All of the above
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Coronary heart disease
High intakes of vegetables and fruits

30. 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
Hemolytic anemia
Vitamin B6
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease

31. High dose beta carotene supplements
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Can be water or fat soluble
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose

32. Essential fatty acids cannot be synthesized by humans and must be consumed in the diet. The two essential fatty acids are...
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Oral cavity
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Do not show strong and consistent benefits

33. large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decreasein the risk of death associated with...
Demineralization of bone
Coronary heart disease
It aids in protein digestion
The bones where it helps provide structure.

34. Insulin...
Is a passive storage of tissue
EPA and DHA
Lowers blood glucose
Physical activity

35. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
Is involved in nerve function
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Leafy green vegetables

36. Which of the following organs is NOT part of the digestive tract...
Germ and bran
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Oral cavity
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

37. Vitamin E deficiency can cause...
Phenols
Hemolytic anemia
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

38. Fat free' means
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
The germ and the bran
Glycemic response

39. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
B 12
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Age-related degeneration
Anemia

40. Vitamin B2
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Free radicals
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Also called riboflavin

41. Taking beta carotene or vitamin A in supplemental form is not recommended because...
Fermentation
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Flax seed

42. Osteopenia is...
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Is desirable during times of growth

43. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

44. 3 g of fat contains...
Asia Women
Demineralization of bone
EPA and DHA
27 kcal

45. 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
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Asia Women
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed

46. Another word for 'alteration' in gene structure is called...
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Glucosinolate
Mutation
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

47. All of the following are true of bile EXCEPT...
It aids in protein digestion
Also called riboflavin
Flax seed
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases

48. Compared to the consumption of whole fruits and vegetables - large doses of individual nutrients or phytochemicals...
It aids in protein digestion
MADE BY PLANTS
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Asia Women

49. The form of Vitamin D made by the body when exposed tosunlight is...
FALSE
All of the above
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Cholecalciferol

50. Triglycerides...
Is involved in nerve function
Are a dense energy source
Amino acids
Tomatoes