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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. The most biologically active form of vitamin E is
Coronary heart disease
Cancer
Alpha tocopherol
Are a dense energy source

2. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Asia Women
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Cancer

3. Participants in an experiment or study that do not receive the treatment orintervention are said to be the...
Glucose
Is desirable during times of growth
Control group
Coronary heart disease

4. Vitamin K plays a vital role in...
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Blood clotting
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

5. 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.
Is desirable during times of growth
All of the above
Vitamins
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate

6. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Oily Fish
Cholecalciferol
Do not show strong and consistent benefits

7. 3 g of fat contains...
27 kcal
Vitamin C
Acidic
FALSE

8. All of the following are true of bile EXCEPT...
It aids in protein digestion
Age-related macular degeneration
Phenols
The bones where it helps provide structure.

9. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Glucosinolate
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Coronary heart disease
Fermentation

10. Basal Metabolic Rate is NOT effected by your gender
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Carotenoids
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Can be changed by dieting

11. Insulin...
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Can be water or fat soluble
Lowers blood glucose
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation

12. Type 2 diabetes...
Lowers blood glucose
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Is caused by insulin resistance

13. Which of the following statements is true...
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
It aids in protein digestion
Can be changed by dieting

14. What are the building blocks of protein?
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Amino acids
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above

15. The class in nutrients can be subdivided into water soluble and Fat-soluble categories...
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Vitamins
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
The bones where it helps provide structure.

16. Adding nuts to a diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductionsin...
Vitamin B12
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Weight loss

17. Which B vitamin is obtained by both diet and intestinal bacteria?
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Vitamin B12

18. Carbohydrates - Protein and lipids are called macronutrients because...
Soluble in water
Because are needed in large qualities .
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
FALSE

19. 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...
Can be water or fat soluble
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Homeostasis

20. Phytochemicals are
MADE BY PLANTS
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Glucose
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes

21. The ability of the body to maintain a relatively stable internal environment is called
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
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
Homeostasis

22. 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
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
TRUE

23. Which of the following organs is NOT part of the digestive tract...
Blood clotting
Free radicals
Oral cavity
All of the above

24. cardiovascular disease...
FALSE
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

25. DASH stands for...
Flax seed
FALSE
Coronary heart disease
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension

26. Triglycerides...
Is caused by insulin resistance
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Are a dense energy source
All of the above

27. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
...
Soluble in water
Coronary heart disease
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols

28. The form of Vitamin D made by the body when exposed tosunlight is...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Cholecalciferol
Oily Fish
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.

29. Iron is needed in the body for...
Also called riboflavin
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving

30. Which long term complications are associated with diabetes?
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
12 weeks
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
MADE BY PLANTS

31. The risk of cardiovascular disease...
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins

32. A vitamin D deficiency can result in...
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Soil selenium content
27 kcal
Demineralization of bone

33. 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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34. Capillaries
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Glucosinolates
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
TRUE

35. Positive energy balance...
Alpha tocopherol
Is desirable during times of growth
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Hemolytic anemia

36. Lipid characteristics include all of thefollowing except...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Control group
Soluble in water
Age-related macular degeneration

37. Which micronutrient enhances iron absorption?
Coronary heart disease
Vitamin C
Modulate cell signaling pathways
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

38. Which long term complications areassociated with diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
FALSE
Alpha tocopherol
Demineralization of bone

39. A deficiency of vitamin A may lead to...
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Soil selenium content
Night blindness
Amino acids

40. Leafy green vegetables are good sources of carotenoids
Phenols
TRUE
Is desirable during times of growth
The germ and the bran

41. The orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called:...
Carotenoids
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
FALSE
Can be water or fat soluble

42. In prospective cohort studies -consumption of at least _____weekly servings of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with significant reductions in cancer risk.
Homeostasis
Is a passive storage of tissue
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
5

43. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
EPA and DHA
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Leafy green vegetables

44. In addition to age - sex - weight - and height - what other factor has a majoreffect on the energy requirement of an individual?
Coronary heart disease
Vitamin B12
Free radicals
Physical activity

45. High preformed vitamin A intake may reduce risk of bone fractures in older people.
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
FALSE

46. Fat free' means
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Glucosinolate
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Glucose

47. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
Bariatrics
It aids in protein digestion
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Is involved in nerve function

48. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables arethought to be related to their______ content.
The germ and the bran
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
GLUCOSINOLATE
12 weeks

49. Teas may be grouped into three groups (white and green teas - oolong teas and black tea) based on...
Fermentation
Can be water or fat soluble
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Is a passive storage of tissue

50. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in therisk of death associated with
Coronary heart disease
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Control group
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases