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Nutrition Education

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Trans fatty acids...
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Is desirable during times of growth
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Because are needed in large qualities .

2. DASH stands for...
Anemia
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Is desirable during times of growth

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
27 kcal
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases

4. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their_______________ content.
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Age-related degeneration
Anemia
Glucosinolate

5. Vitamin B2
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Oral cavity
Cholecalciferol
Also called riboflavin

6. Which vitamin can only be made by microorganisms - such as bacteria?
B 12
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Coronary heart disease

7. The most biologically active form of vitamin E is
Alpha tocopherol
Glucosinolate
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
The bones where it helps provide structure.

8. Type 2 diabetes...
Coronary heart disease
27 kcal
Is caused by insulin resistance
Thyroid gland - high

9. Essential fatty acids cannot be synthesized by humans and must be consumed in the diet. The two essential fatty acids are...
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Mutation
Is a passive storage of tissue

10. Which of the following statements is true...
Glucosinolate
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

11. 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?
Bariatrics
GLUCOSINOLATE
Cancer
Tomatoes

12. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Mutation
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Soil selenium content

13. Another word for 'alteration' in gene structure is called...
Age-related degeneration
Mutation
Coronary heart disease
Tomatoes

14. Vitamin K plays a vital role in...
Weight with Height
The germ and the bran
Blood clotting
5

15. Selenium content of grain products ishighly dependent on...
FALSE
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Soil selenium content
Is involved in nerve function

16. A number of studies have indicated thatcoffee consumption may
All of the above
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
B 12
Flax seed

17. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
Age-related degeneration
Asia Women
Proteins
Soluble in water

18. The main food source of EPA and DHA is...
Proteins
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Oily Fish
Hemolytic anemia

19. Foods with glycemic indices greater than 70 are considered high-glycemicfoods because...
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Mutation
Tomatoes
Large doses are not harmful

20. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
B 12
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Age-related macular degeneration

21. Fat-soluble vitamins...
Blood clotting
Glucosinolates
Are micronutrients
Free radicals

22. Bariatric surgery refers to medical procedures that promote: a healthy digestive tract
Weight loss
Coronary heart disease
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram

23. All is true of niacin - except...
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Asia Women
Large doses are not harmful

24. 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...
All of the above
Weight with Height
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases

25. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Coronary heart disease
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Bariatrics

26. Isothiocyanates - the hydrolysis products produced by chopping or chewing cruciferous vegetables - have been associated with reduced risk of...
Weight loss
Asia Women
Cancer
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage

27. A vitamin D deficiency can result in...
Demineralization of bone
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Age-related macular degeneration
Can be water or fat soluble

28. 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...

29. Leafy green vegetables are good sources of carotenoids
Weight loss
Free radicals
The bones where it helps provide structure.
TRUE

30. Water soluble vitamins...
Oily Fish
Cholecalciferol
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts

31. Cruciferous vegetables differ from other classes of vegetables because they are rich sources of sulfur containing compounds known as...
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Can be water or fat soluble
Glucosinolates
Soil selenium content

32. Basal Metabolic Rate is NOT effected by your gender
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Can be changed by dieting
Glycemic response
All of the above

33. The critical function of vitamin D is...
Vitamin B12
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
GLUCOSINOLATE

34. The majority of magnesium in the body is associated with
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Glucosinolate
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Tea

35. Essential fatty acids
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
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
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
EPA and DHA

36. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
All of the above
Age-related macular degeneration
Physical activity
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

37. During the refining of grain products - which nutrient rich components arelost?
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
The germ and the bran
Is caused by insulin resistance

38. The ability of the body to maintain a relatively stable internal environment is called
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Homeostasis
Glucosinolate
FALSE

39. cardiovascular disease...
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols

40. Teas may be grouped into three groups (white and green teas - oolong teas and black tea) based on...
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Cholecalciferol
EPA and DHA
Fermentation

41. Carbohydrates...
Coronary heart disease
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Amino acids
Coronary heart disease

42. 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.
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Control group
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins

43. Carbohydrates - Protein and lipids are called macronutrients because...
Tomatoes
Because are needed in large qualities .
Hemolytic anemia
Night blindness

44. Which vitamin has the greatest risk of toxicity from large doses
Vitamin B6
P. 149
Are micronutrients
Glucosinolate

45. Glycogen is...
...
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Physical activity
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

46. The following compounds are classified as flavonoids
All of the above
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Homeostasis

47. 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
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Glycemic response
The bones where it helps provide structure.

48. Vitamin B2...
Is involved in nerve function
Can be changed by dieting
Tomatoes
Mutation

49. The omega-3 fatty acid - alpha linolenicacid is converted in the body to...
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Weight loss
EPA and DHA
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

50. Calcitonin is released by the ___________during periods of ___________ blood calcium concentration
Alpha tocopherol
Amino acids
Thyroid gland - high
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases