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Nutrition Education

Subjects : literacy, health-and-nutrition

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1. A deficiency of vitamin A may lead to...
Acidic
Night blindness
Is caused by insulin resistance
Coronary heart disease

2. Vitamin B2
27 kcal
12 weeks
Also called riboflavin
Glycemic response

3. 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
Are a dense energy source
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Asia Women

4. 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...
Is a passive storage of tissue
Coronary heart disease
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence

5. Adipose tissue is what?
Is a passive storage of tissue
Flax seed
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
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

6. High dose beta carotene supplements
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
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

7. Which of the following statements is true...
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Vitamin B12
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.

8. 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...

9. The impact of different foods on the magnitude and duration of the rise in blood glucose after a meal is called...
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Glycemic response
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Large doses are not harmful

10. Iron is needed in the body for...
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
12 weeks
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above

11. Consumption of Indole-3-Carbinol - a potential cancer preventive compound can be increased by including which of the following foods in the diet
Vitamins
EPA and DHA
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
P. 149

12. Vitamins...
Night blindness
Can be water or fat soluble
TRUE
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate

13. The class in nutrients can be subdivided into water soluble and Fat-soluble categories...
Vitamins
Weight loss
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage

14. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their_______________ content.
Age-related macular degeneration
Is a passive storage of tissue
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Glucosinolate

15. Basal Metabolic Rate is NOT effected by your gender
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Can be changed by dieting
Can be water or fat soluble
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods

16. Fat free' means
Vitamin C
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Are micronutrients
High intakes of vegetables and fruits

17. What are the building blocks of protein?
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Glucosinolates
Amino acids
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above

18. Which vitamin can only be made by microorganisms - such as bacteria?
Bariatrics
B 12
Because are needed in large qualities .
Homeostasis

19. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
MADE BY PLANTS
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Alpha tocopherol
Carotenoids

20. All is true of niacin - except...
GLUCOSINOLATE
Large doses are not harmful
Hemolytic anemia
Are a dense energy source

21. Glycogen is...
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Glucosinolate
Proteins
Coronary heart disease

22. 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.
Mutation
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Lowers blood glucose

23. The most abundant organic substance in our body - than on a dry weight basisis
Weight loss
Proteins
Vitamins
Tomatoes

24. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Bariatrics

25. Vitamin E deficiency can cause...
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
EPA and DHA
Hemolytic anemia

26. Which of the following organs is NOT part of the digestive tract...
Oral cavity
Is caused by insulin resistance
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
P. 149

27. DASH stands for...
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis

28. large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decreasein the risk of death associated with...
Glucose
Is involved in nerve function
Coronary heart disease
Glucosinolate

29. The energy in which of the following substances is used DIRECTLY by all cells to power all the processes needed by the body
Phenols
Oily Fish
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
It aids in protein digestion

30. The risk of cardiovascular disease...
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
27 kcal
Acidic
Lowers blood glucose

31. Lipid characteristics include all of thefollowing except...
Age-related macular degeneration
Soluble in water
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

32. All of the following are true of bile EXCEPT...
It aids in protein digestion
Glucose
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Free radicals

33. A number of studies have indicated thatcoffee consumption may
Glucosinolate
Also called riboflavin
Soil selenium content
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day

34. The most biologically active form of vitamin E 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
Asia Women
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Alpha tocopherol

35. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

36. The following components are classified as flavonoids...
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Blood clotting
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
B 12

37. Type 2 diabetes...
Age-related macular degeneration
Control group
TRUE
Is caused by insulin resistance

38. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Are a dense energy source
Demineralization of bone
...
Because are needed in large qualities .

39. A low pH (e.g. pH=3) - means the solution is...
Acidic
Free radicals
Carotenoids
The bones where it helps provide structure.

40. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables arethought to be related to their______ content.
GLUCOSINOLATE
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Are micronutrients

41. The orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called:...
Soluble in water
Carotenoids
Can be changed by dieting
Is desirable during times of growth

42. Cruciferous vegetables differ from other classes of vegetables because they are rich sources of sulfur containing compounds known as...
Mutation
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Are micronutrients
Glucosinolates

43. Trans fatty acids...
Proteins
Flax seed
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Cancer

44. Insulin...
Lowers blood glucose
Cancer
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms

45. Which B vitamin is obtained by both diet and intestinal bacteria?
Type two diabetes and 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
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Vitamin B12

46. The Major lipid class include all -EXCEPT...
Phenols
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
GLUCOSINOLATE
Age-related degeneration

47. Substituting beans - peas and lentitis four foods that are high in saturated fats or refund carbohydrates has beenshown to lower the risk of...
Mutation
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
P. 149

48. Which micronutrient enhances iron absorption?
All of the above
Lowers blood glucose
Vitamin C
Oily Fish

49. The ability of the body to maintain a relatively stable internal environment is called
Homeostasis
Vitamin B6
Phenols
Blood clotting

50. The omega 3 fatty acid - alpha acid is converted in the body to...
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
The bones where it helps provide structure.
EPA and DHA
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage