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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 following components are classified as flavonoids...
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
TRUE
Weight with Height

2. Vitamin E deficiency can cause...
FALSE
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
It aids in protein digestion
Hemolytic anemia

3. Essential fatty acids cannot be synthesized by humans and must be consumed in the diet. The two essential fatty acids are...
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Asia Women
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Phenols

4. Which long term complications are associated with diabetes?
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Tea
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Glycemic response

5. Another word for 'alteration' in gene structure is called...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Mutation
All of the above
Demineralization of bone

6. Osteopenia is...
...
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Bariatrics
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization

7. Lipid characteristics include all of thefollowing except...
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Glycemic response
Soluble in water
All of the above

8. The main food source of EPA and DHA is...
Oily Fish
TRUE
Germ and bran
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

9. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
It aids in protein digestion
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Tomatoes

10. During the refining of grain products -which nutrient rich components are lost?
Night blindness
Germ and bran
12 weeks
Glucosinolate

11. Which vitamin can only be made by microorganisms - such as bacteria?
Germ and bran
B 12
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
EPA and DHA

12. Vitamin B2...
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Is involved in nerve function
Alpha tocopherol
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

13. High preformed vitamin A intake may reduce risk of bone fractures in older people.
FALSE
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
5
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

14. The risk of cardiovascular disease...
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Demineralization of bone
Cholecalciferol

15. The majority of magnesium in the body is associated with
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Is involved in nerve function
Flax seed
The bones where it helps provide structure.

16. Adipose tissue is what?
Glucosinolates
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Is a passive storage of tissue
Physical activity

17. 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
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Large doses are not harmful
EPA and DHA
Also called riboflavin

18. Substituting beans - peas and lentitis four foods that are high in saturated fats or refund carbohydrates has beenshown to lower the risk of...
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Is a passive storage of tissue
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above

19. Fat-soluble vitamins...
The germ and the bran
Is a passive storage of tissue
Are micronutrients
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

20. Teas may be grouped into three groups (white and green teas - oolong teas and black tea) based on...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Coronary heart disease
Cholecalciferol
Fermentation

21. Vitamins...
Can be water or fat soluble
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

22. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Amino acids
Weight with Height
It aids in protein digestion
Bariatrics

23. Iron is needed in the body for...
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Coronary heart disease
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above

24. Which of the following statements is true...
Weight loss
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Soil selenium content

25. The omega 3 fatty acid - alpha acid is converted in the body to...
P. 149
EPA and DHA
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
To record what he or she ate for one or more days

26. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their_______________ content.
Glucosinolate
Proteins
Vitamin B12
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

27. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
Phenols
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Proteins

28. In prospective cohort studies -consumption of at least _____weekly servings of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with significant reductions in cancer risk.
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
5
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

29. The energy in which of the following substances is used DIRECTLY by all cells to power all the processes needed by the body
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
GLUCOSINOLATE
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

30. The impact of different foods on the magnitude and duration of the rise in blood glucose after a meal is called...
Is desirable during times of growth
Phenols
Oily Fish
Glycemic response

31. Insulin...
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Lowers blood glucose
All of the above
Night blindness

32. Isothiocyanates - the hydrolysis products produced by chopping or chewing cruciferous vegetables - have been associated with reduced risk of...
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Homeostasis
Cancer

33. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Because are needed in large qualities .
Night blindness
...

34. In addition to age - sex - weight - and height - what other factor has a majoreffect on the energy requirement of an individual?
Physical activity
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Coronary heart disease
TRUE

35. Saturated -unsaturated -monounsated and polyunsaturated fatty acids differ in...
Flax seed
Tomatoes
Amino acids
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms

36. Which foods are good sources of dietary flavonoids?
Vitamin C
Tea
It aids in protein digestion
Vitamins

37. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in therisk of death associated with
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Anemia
Coronary heart disease

38. A number of studies suggest that lycopene-rich diets are associated with significant reductions in the risk of prostate cancer. Which food is the most significant source of dietary lycopene?
Age-related degeneration
Tomatoes
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

39. A low pH (e.g. pH=3) - means the solution is...
Acidic
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Tea
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

40. Essential fatty acids
MADE BY PLANTS
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
Carotenoids
Soil selenium content

41. Iron is not stored by the body so iron toxicity is not an area of concern
Night blindness
Tea
FALSE
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate

42. The Major lipid class include all -EXCEPT...
Phenols
EPA and DHA
Fermentation
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension

43. Which of the following organs is NOT part of the digestive tract...
Oral cavity
Carotenoids
Proteins
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

44. Calcitonin is released by the ___________during periods of ___________ blood calcium concentration
Thyroid gland - high
B 12
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Carotenoids

45. Which micronutrient enhances iron absorption?
12 weeks
Oral cavity
Vitamin C
All of the above

46. Which vitamin has the greatest risk of toxicity from large doses
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Large doses are not harmful
Anemia
Vitamin B6

47. Carbohydrates - Protein and lipids are called macronutrients because...
Coronary heart disease
Because are needed in large qualities .
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.

48. Fiber rich diets ...
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
12 weeks
Soil selenium content

49. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their _______________ content.
Glucosinolate
Control group
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

50. All is true of niacin - except...
Amino acids
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Large doses are not harmful
Acidic