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Nutrition Education

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1. Which foods are the richest source of plant lignans?
Oral cavity
Vitamin B6
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Flax seed

2. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Bariatrics
Asia Women
Oily Fish
Glucose

3. Participants in an experiment or study that do not receive the treatment orintervention are said to be the...
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Control group
Soluble in water

4. Supplementation with EPA and DHA to relieve joint tenderness in inflammatory diseases generally takes at least ___________ before benefits are observed.
12 weeks
Hemolytic anemia
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage

5. Which of the following statements is true...
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Coronary heart disease
Glucosinolate
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels

6. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Lowers blood glucose

7. Pantothenic acid...
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
TRUE
Glycemic response
12 weeks

8. The Major lipid class include all -EXCEPT...
Phenols
Control group
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Vitamin C

9. Essential fatty acid deficiencies cause all EXCEPT...
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Anemia
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Thyroid gland - high

10. Capillaries
Homeostasis
Age-related macular degeneration
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
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

11. Bariatric surgery refers to medical procedures that promote: a healthy digestive tract
Weight loss
Phenols
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
5

12. Adipose tissue is what?
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Is a passive storage of tissue
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
The germ and the bran

13. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
EPA and DHA
Oily Fish
Age-related macular degeneration
Thyroid gland - high

14. 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?
Phenols
EPA and DHA
Tomatoes
Glucose

15. Damage caused by________is thought to be one of the leading causes of cellular aging andcancer.
Blood clotting
Free radicals
Soil selenium content
Is a passive storage of tissue

16. DASH stands for...
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Bariatrics
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension

17. 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.
Glucose
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Coronary heart disease
The germ and the bran

18. In addition to age - sex - weight - and height - what other factor has a majoreffect on the energy requirement of an individual?
Alpha tocopherol
Glycemic response
Vitamin B12
Physical activity

19. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
Asia Women
Flax seed
Leafy green vegetables
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram

20. Foods with glycemic indices greater than 70 are considered high-glycemicfoods because...
Tea
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Demineralization of bone
B 12

21. Which long term complications areassociated with diabetes
Bariatrics
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Anemia

22. The following components are classified as flavonoids...
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
It aids in protein digestion
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above

23. High dose beta carotene supplements
Physical activity
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
FALSE

24. Cruciferous vegetables differ from other classes of vegetables because they are rich sources of sulfur containing compounds known as...
Bariatrics
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Flax seed
Glucosinolates

25. Triglycerides...
Proteins
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
Coronary heart disease
Are a dense energy source

26. Phytochemicals are
Is involved in nerve function
Alpha tocopherol
FALSE
MADE BY PLANTS

27. Consumption of Indole-3-Carbinol - a potential cancer preventive compound can be increased by including which of the following foods in the diet
B 12
P. 149
Are micronutrients
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels

28. The critical function of vitamin D is...
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
GLUCOSINOLATE
Coronary heart disease

29. Iron is needed in the body for...
Oral cavity
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Coronary heart disease

30. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
Are micronutrients
Demineralization of bone
Bariatrics
Is desirable during times of growth

31. 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
Carotenoids
Vitamin B6
FALSE

32. Fat-soluble vitamins...
12 weeks
Night blindness
Soil selenium content
Are micronutrients

33. Leafy green vegetables are good sources of carotenoids
Control group
TRUE
Mutation
P. 149

34. The energy in which of the following substances is used DIRECTLY by all cells to power all the processes needed by the body
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Lowers blood glucose
Free radicals

35. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Weight with Height
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Leafy green vegetables
The bones where it helps provide structure.

36. All is true of niacin - except...
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Large doses are not harmful
EPA and DHA

37. Vitamin E deficiency can cause...
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Hemolytic anemia
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above

38. The impact of different foods on the magnitude and duration of the rise in blood glucose after a meal is called...
Glycemic response
Coronary heart disease
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Is caused by insulin resistance

39. Calcitonin is released by the ___________during periods of ___________ blood calcium concentration
Bariatrics
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Proteins
Thyroid gland - high

40. Positive energy balance...
Thyroid gland - high
Is desirable during times of growth
Glycemic response
It aids in protein digestion

41. Insulin...
Vitamin B12
Lowers blood glucose
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

42. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Also called riboflavin
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Amino acids

43. Vitamin K plays a vital role in...
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Blood clotting
All of the above
Vitamin C

44. A number of studies have indicated thatcoffee consumption may
Are micronutrients
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Phenols

45. The form of Vitamin D made by the body when exposed tosunlight is...
Cholecalciferol
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Germ and bran
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

46. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their _______________ content.
Phenols
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Glucosinolate

47. The class in nutrients can be subdivided into water soluble and Fat-soluble categories...
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Is desirable during times of growth
Also called riboflavin
Vitamins

48. Which vitamin can only be made by microorganisms - such as bacteria?
Proteins
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Carotenoids
B 12

49. What are the building blocks of protein?
Can be changed by dieting
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Amino acids

50. The omega 3 fatty acid - alpha acid is converted in the body to...
EPA and DHA
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Weight loss
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid

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