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Nutrition Education

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1. Cruciferous vegetables differ from other classes of vegetables because they are rich sources of sulfur containing compounds known as...
B 12
Glucosinolates
Soil selenium content
Blood clotting

2. Which vitamin can only be made by microorganisms - such as bacteria?
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Can be changed by dieting
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

3. large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decreasein the risk of death associated with...
Coronary heart disease
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Glucosinolate

4. The critical function of vitamin D is...
Is a passive storage of tissue
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Anemia
High intakes of vegetables and fruits

5. All is true of niacin - except...
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Large doses are not harmful
Asia Women

6. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Oral cavity
Weight with Height
Glucosinolates
Night blindness

7. The most biologically active form of vitamin E is
Oily Fish
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Vitamin B12
Alpha tocopherol

8. 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
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Soluble in water
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

9. Vitamins...
5
Can be water or fat soluble
Asia Women
MADE BY PLANTS

10. Compared to the consumption of whole fruits and vegetables - large doses of individual nutrients or phytochemicals...
Coronary heart disease
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Soluble in water

11. Carbohydrates - Protein and lipids are called macronutrients because...
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Because are needed in large qualities .
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed

12. In prospective cohort studies -consumption of at least _____weekly servings of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with significant reductions in cancer risk.
Germ and bran
5
Glucosinolate
Is a passive storage of tissue

13. Positive energy balance...
Alpha tocopherol
Is desirable during times of growth
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence

14. Which foods are the richest source of plant lignans?
Mutation
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Flax seed

15. During the refining of grain products - which nutrient rich components arelost?
5
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
The germ and the bran
Soil selenium content

16. 3 g of fat contains...
Coronary heart disease
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
B 12
27 kcal

17. The class in nutrients can be subdivided into water soluble and Fat-soluble categories...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Vitamins
Cancer
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose

18. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Age-related degeneration
Coronary heart disease
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

19. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
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

20. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
Coronary heart disease
Leafy green vegetables
Germ and bran
It aids in protein digestion

21. Vitamin K plays a vital role in...
Vitamin B6
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Blood clotting
EPA and DHA

22. 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...
Demineralization of bone
Weight with Height
Blood clotting
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases

23. The risk of cardiovascular disease...
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Mutation
Glucosinolate

24. DASH stands for...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Weight with Height
GLUCOSINOLATE
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed

25. Taking beta carotene or vitamin A in supplemental form is not recommended because...
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Glycemic response
Thyroid gland - high
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.

26. Capillaries
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
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
Control group

27. Selenium content of grain products ishighly dependent on...
Soil selenium content
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Amino acids
TRUE

28. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
B 12
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Anemia
...

29. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Phenols
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
It aids in protein digestion

30. High dose beta carotene supplements
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Carotenoids
Is caused by insulin resistance
The germ and the bran

31. Glycogen is...
B 12
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Is desirable during times of growth

32. Which long term complications are associated with diabetes?
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Mutation
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

33. The significant reductions in risk of coronary heart disease have been shown to be related to...
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Are a dense energy source
Is desirable during times of growth

34. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Alpha tocopherol
Proteins

35. Iron is needed in the body for...
Age-related macular degeneration
FALSE
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Large doses are not harmful

36. Adding nuts to the diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductions in...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Alpha tocopherol
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above

37. Fiber rich diets ...
Is involved in nerve function
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension

38. During the refining of grain products -which nutrient rich components are lost?
Germ and bran
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Thyroid gland - high
The bones where it helps provide structure.

39. Which B vitamin is obtained by both diet and intestinal bacteria?
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Vitamin B12
Are micronutrients
Night blindness

40. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
Because are needed in large qualities .
Age-related degeneration
Is caused by insulin resistance
Is desirable during times of growth

41. Leafy green vegetables are good sources of carotenoids
Vitamins
Is desirable during times of growth
TRUE
The bones where it helps provide structure.

42. The Major lipid class include all -EXCEPT...
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Phenols
TRUE
The bones where it helps provide structure.

43. The omega 3 fatty acid - alpha acid is converted in the body to...
Anemia
EPA and DHA
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Also called riboflavin

44. Consumption of Indole-3-Carbinol - a potential cancer preventive compound can be increased by including which of the following foods in the diet
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Is involved in nerve function
P. 149
Mutation

45. In addition to age - sex - weight - and height - what other factor has a majoreffect on the energy requirement of an individual?
Tea
Amino acids
Physical activity
Leafy green vegetables

46. Fat free' means
Is a passive storage of tissue
EPA and DHA
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Vitamins

47. The ability of the body to maintain a relatively stable internal environment is called
Can be water or fat soluble
Oily Fish
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Homeostasis

48. 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
Physical activity
Free radicals
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed

49. cardiovascular disease...
FALSE
Asia Women
Flax seed
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

50. Vitamin B2...
Night blindness
Glycemic response
Is involved in nerve function
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels