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Nutrition Education

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1. The impact of different foods on the magnitude and duration of the rise in blood glucose after a meal is called...
Glycemic response
Mutation
Vitamin B6
Coronary heart disease

2. The following components are classified as flavonoids...
Physical activity
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Can be changed by dieting
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels

3. The most biologically active form of vitamin E is
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Cancer
Alpha tocopherol
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

4. In addition to age - sex - weight - and height - what other factor has a majoreffect on the energy requirement of an individual?
Is caused by insulin resistance
Physical activity
GLUCOSINOLATE
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.

5. Which B vitamin is obtained by both diet and intestinal bacteria?
Vitamin B12
Carotenoids
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Glucosinolates

6. cardiovascular disease...
Germ and bran
P. 149
Hemolytic anemia
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

7. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Coronary heart disease
Blood clotting
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage

8. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
EPA and DHA
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Amino acids

9. Type 2 diabetes...
Vitamin C
Large doses are not harmful
Is caused by insulin resistance
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

10. Vitamins...
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Oily Fish
Can be water or fat soluble
Coronary heart disease

11. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
Is desirable during times of growth
Physical activity
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms

12. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in the risk of death associated with...
Are micronutrients
Coronary heart disease
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence

13. Iron is needed in the body for...
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Hemolytic anemia
All of the above

14. What are the building blocks of protein?
Homeostasis
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Amino acids

15. Adding nuts to the diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductions in...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
The germ and the bran
Leafy green vegetables

16. Pantothenic acid...
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Tea

17. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
Is desirable during times of growth
Flax seed
Age-related degeneration
Leafy green vegetables

18. Fat-soluble vitamins...
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Are micronutrients
Coronary heart disease
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

19. Phytochemicals are
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
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Amino acids

20. The main food source of EPA and DHA is...
TRUE
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Oily Fish
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods

21. Positive energy balance...
GLUCOSINOLATE
Flax seed
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Is desirable during times of growth

22. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
GLUCOSINOLATE
Coronary heart disease
Vitamin B6
Bariatrics

23. Triglycerides...
Are a dense energy source
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Blood clotting
Is desirable during times of growth

24. Participants in an experiment or study that do not receive the treatment orintervention are said to be the...
FALSE
Bariatrics
Cholecalciferol
Control group

25. All of the following are true of bile EXCEPT...
Are micronutrients
It aids in protein digestion
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Demineralization of bone

26. Another word for 'alteration' in gene structure is called...
Coronary heart disease
Mutation
12 weeks
TRUE

27. The risk of cardiovascular disease...
Glycemic response
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Is caused by insulin resistance
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins

28. The Major lipid class include all -EXCEPT...
Vitamins
Phenols
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Weight with Height

29. 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
Leafy green vegetables
Soluble in water
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension

30. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables arethought to be related to their______ content.
Tea
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
12 weeks
GLUCOSINOLATE

31. The form of Vitamin D made by the body when exposed tosunlight is...
Flax seed
Cholecalciferol
12 weeks
Do not show strong and consistent benefits

32. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
Age-related macular degeneration
B 12
Germ and bran
EPA and DHA

33. Leafy green vegetables are good sources of carotenoids
GLUCOSINOLATE
Demineralization of bone
Hemolytic anemia
TRUE

34. 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
Soil selenium content
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Glucose
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage

35. Which foods are good sources of dietary flavonoids?
Tea
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Can be water or fat soluble
Carotenoids

36. Essential fatty acid deficiencies cause all EXCEPT...
Anemia
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Are micronutrients

37. Which group of people are at increasedrisk of vitamin D Deficiency?
Coronary heart disease
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed

38. Compared to the consumption of whole fruits and vegetables - large doses of individual nutrients or phytochemicals...
Thyroid gland - high
5
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols

39. Which of the following statements is true...
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
12 weeks
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.

40. The orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called:...
Carotenoids
Glucosinolates
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
The germ and the bran

41. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in therisk of death associated with
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Coronary heart disease
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Thyroid gland - high

42. Which foods are the richest source of plant lignans?
Flax seed
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Glucosinolates
Can be water or fat soluble

43. 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
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Large doses are not harmful
Vitamin C

44. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
...
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Can be changed by dieting

45. Iron is not stored by the body so iron toxicity is not an area of concern
FALSE
Homeostasis
Vitamin C
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence

46. Vitamin K plays a vital role in...
Oily Fish
Blood clotting
12 weeks
Modulate cell signaling pathways

47. A low pH (e.g. pH=3) - means the solution is...
The germ and the bran
Vitamin C
Acidic
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage

48. Taking beta carotene or vitamin A in supplemental form is not recommended because...
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Is involved in nerve function
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.

49. In prospective cohort studies -consumption of at least _____weekly servings of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with significant reductions in cancer risk.
Weight loss
5
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Anemia

50. All is true of niacin - except...
Large doses are not harmful
Control group
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
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease

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