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Nutrition Education

Subjects : literacy, health-and-nutrition

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The significant reductions in risk of coronary heart disease have been shown to be related to...
FALSE
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Can be water or fat soluble

2. Iron is not stored by the body so iron toxicity is not an area of concern
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
FALSE
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Glucosinolates

3. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
Tea
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
The bones where it helps provide structure.

4. Which of the following statements is true...
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Is caused by insulin resistance
Vitamins

5. What are the building blocks of protein?
Amino acids
Are a dense energy source
FALSE
Carotenoids

6. Adding nuts to a diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductionsin...
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Tea

7. Another word for 'alteration' in gene structure is called...
Large doses are not harmful
Oily Fish
Mutation
FALSE

8. Fat free' means
B 12
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Control group

9. Which foods are good sources of dietary flavonoids?
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Tea
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

10. During the refining of grain products -which nutrient rich components are lost?
Glucosinolate
12 weeks
Germ and bran
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.

11. DASH stands for...
Tomatoes
Thyroid gland - high
Is desirable during times of growth
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension

12. Which vitamin has the greatest risk of toxicity from large doses
Vitamin B6
Are micronutrients
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

13. Damage caused by________is thought to be one of the leading causes of cellular aging andcancer.
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Is involved in nerve function
Free radicals

14. Adipose tissue is what?
Amino acids
Tea
Is a passive storage of tissue
Modulate cell signaling pathways

15. Water soluble vitamins...
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Can be changed by dieting
Physical activity

16. The main food source of EPA and DHA is...
Age-related degeneration
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
Oily Fish
Glucose

17. Phytochemicals are
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Is involved in nerve function
MADE BY PLANTS

18. 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...
GLUCOSINOLATE
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
P. 149
Mutation

19. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Vitamin C
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Coronary heart disease
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis

20. Triglycerides...
Are a dense energy source
Is desirable during times of growth
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

21. 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
All of the above
Asia Women
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose

22. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
EPA and DHA
Weight with Height
Flax seed
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

23. A deficiency of vitamin A may lead to...
5
Free radicals
12 weeks
Night blindness

24. 3 g of fat contains...
Bariatrics
Cancer
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
27 kcal

25. Vitamin B2
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Also called riboflavin
Proteins
Amino acids

26. Participants in an experiment or study that do not receive the treatment orintervention are said to be the...
Germ and bran
Control group
Homeostasis
Anemia

27. 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
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Modulate cell signaling pathways
The germ and the bran
...

28. The risk of cardiovascular disease...
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
The germ and the bran
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
High intakes of vegetables and fruits

29. High dose beta carotene supplements
TRUE
Free radicals
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Oral cavity

30. Capillaries
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Vitamin B6
The bones where it helps provide structure.
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

31. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Is caused by insulin resistance
Asia Women
Vitamin C
FALSE

32. Insulin...
Lowers blood glucose
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Weight with Height

33. Basal Metabolic Rate is NOT effected by your gender
Free radicals
Can be changed by dieting
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Acidic

34. Water soluble vitamins...
Cancer
Vitamin C
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts

35. During the refining of grain products - which nutrient rich components arelost?
Homeostasis
The germ and the bran
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Fermentation

36. The omega 3 fatty acid - alpha acid is converted in the body to...
EPA and DHA
TRUE
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Mutation

37. Which molecule is the most abundant monosaccharide in the body - issometimes called 'blood sugar' and can be converted to amino acids and fat for long term storage
Glucose
Large doses are not harmful
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

38. Leafy green vegetables are good sources of carotenoids
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Alpha tocopherol
TRUE
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels

39. 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.
Glycemic response
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Age-related degeneration

40. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Age-related macular degeneration
Anemia
GLUCOSINOLATE
Weight with Height

41. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables arethought to be related to their______ content.
Alpha tocopherol
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
GLUCOSINOLATE
Tomatoes

42. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their_______________ content.
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Glucosinolate
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
EPA and DHA

43. large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decreasein the risk of death associated with...
Anemia
Weight loss
Coronary heart disease
Asia Women

44. Adding nuts to the diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductions in...
Physical activity
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Can be water or fat soluble
Is caused by insulin resistance

45. Substituting beans - peas and lentitis four foods that are high in saturated fats or refund carbohydrates has beenshown to lower the risk of...
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Are micronutrients
27 kcal
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

46. A low pH (e.g. pH=3) - means the solution is...
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Acidic
Control group
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

47. Positive energy balance...
Germ and bran
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Is desirable during times of growth
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

48. The following components are classified as flavonoids...
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
It aids in protein digestion
Oral cavity
Fermentation

49. The omega-3 fatty acid - alpha linolenicacid is converted in the body to...
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
EPA and DHA
Coronary heart disease

50. The majority of magnesium in the body is associated with
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Lowers blood glucose
Tomatoes
Anemia