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Nutrition Education

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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...
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
The bones where it helps provide structure.
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins

2. Vitamin K plays a vital role in...
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Coronary heart disease
Is a passive storage of tissue
Blood clotting

3. Which vitamin has the greatest risk of toxicity from large doses
B 12
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Hemolytic anemia
Vitamin B6

4. 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
Is a passive storage of tissue
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Glycemic response

5. Selenium content of grain products ishighly dependent on...
Soil selenium content
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Bariatrics
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

6. 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?
Tomatoes
Fermentation
Age-related degeneration
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins

7. In prospective cohort studies -consumption of at least _____weekly servings of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with significant reductions in cancer risk.
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Vitamins
5

8. Carbohydrates...
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Is involved in nerve function
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram

9. Trans fatty acids...
Control group
Homeostasis
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Acidic

10. The ability of the body to maintain a relatively stable internal environment is called
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Vitamin B6
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
Homeostasis

11. The orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called:...
Blood clotting
Can be changed by dieting
Carotenoids
Weight with Height

12. Vitamin E deficiency can cause...
Hemolytic anemia
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

13. Which B vitamin is obtained by both diet and intestinal bacteria?
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Is desirable during times of growth
Vitamin B12

14. 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
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Homeostasis
Large doses are not harmful

15. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
Lowers blood glucose
Vitamin B12
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods

16. Type 2 diabetes...
Glucosinolate
Mutation
Is caused by insulin resistance
B 12

17. Another word for 'alteration' in gene structure is called...
MADE BY PLANTS
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Mutation
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels

18. Capillaries
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
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
Vitamin B6
Can be changed by dieting

19. Cruciferous vegetables differ from other classes of vegetables because they are rich sources of sulfur containing compounds known as...
Vitamin B12
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Demineralization of bone
Glucosinolates

20. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
Bariatrics
Flax seed
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
All of the above

21. Vitamin B2...
Is involved in nerve function
Thyroid gland - high
MADE BY PLANTS
Phenols

22. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their _______________ content.
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Glucosinolate
P. 149
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

23. The most abundant organic substance in our body - than on a dry weight basisis
Age-related macular degeneration
Mutation
Proteins
EPA and DHA

24. cardiovascular disease...
Glucose
Coronary heart disease
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above

25. Which of the following statements is true...
All of the above
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms

26. DASH stands for...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

27. Calcitonin is released by the ___________during periods of ___________ blood calcium concentration
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Thyroid gland - high
Phenols
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts

28. The main food source of EPA and DHA is...
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Vitamin C
Soluble in water
Oily Fish

29. Which of the following are plant derived compounds that are very similar in structure and function to cholesterol...
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Coronary heart disease
P. 149
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

30. Participants in an experiment or study that do not receive the treatment orintervention are said to be the...
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Control group
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Demineralization of bone

31. Compared to the consumption of whole fruits and vegetables - large doses of individual nutrients or phytochemicals...
Proteins
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Because are needed in large qualities .

32. Taking beta carotene or vitamin A in supplemental form is not recommended because...
Age-related degeneration
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
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

33. The majority of magnesium in the body is associated with
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Weight loss
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
The bones where it helps provide structure.

34. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
P. 149
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Are micronutrients

35. Isothiocyanates - the hydrolysis products produced by chopping or chewing cruciferous vegetables - have been associated with reduced risk of...
EPA and DHA
Glucose
Cancer
EPA and DHA

36. A number of studies have indicated thatcoffee consumption may
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
It aids in protein digestion
Physical activity

37. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
FALSE
Flax seed
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis

38. 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
Demineralization of bone
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Bariatrics

39. Iron is not stored by the body so iron toxicity is not an area of concern
FALSE
Weight with Height
Age-related degeneration
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

40. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Anemia
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
5

41. The omega-3 fatty acid - alpha linolenicacid is converted in the body to...
EPA and DHA
Amino acids
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Age-related degeneration

42. Consumption of Indole-3-Carbinol - a potential cancer preventive compound can be increased by including which of the following foods in the diet
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
TRUE
P. 149

43. Which long term complications are associated with diabetes?
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
GLUCOSINOLATE
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols

44. Damage caused by________is thought to be one of the leading causes of cellular aging andcancer.
P. 149
Carotenoids
Free radicals
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

45. Leafy green vegetables are good sources of carotenoids
TRUE
Age-related degeneration
P. 149
Glucosinolate

46. Glycogen is...
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Glycemic response
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Weight loss

47. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Acidic
Coronary heart disease

48. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables arethought to be related to their______ content.
GLUCOSINOLATE
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate

49. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
Soluble in water
Demineralization of bone
FALSE
Leafy green vegetables

50. During the refining of grain products -which nutrient rich components are lost?
Germ and bran
Control group
B 12
EPA and DHA