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Nutrition Education

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1. Basal Metabolic Rate is NOT effected by your gender
Can be changed by dieting
Cancer
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
...

2. 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
Glucosinolate
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

3. Vitamin B2...
Free radicals
Asia Women
Leafy green vegetables
Is involved in nerve function

4. Trans fatty acids...
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Soil selenium content
Oral cavity
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation

5. Which of the following are plant derived compounds that are very similar in structure and function to cholesterol...
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Weight with Height
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Soluble in water

6. Which B vitamin is obtained by both diet and intestinal bacteria?
Vitamin B12
All of the above
EPA and DHA
B 12

7. The significant reductions in risk of coronary heart disease have been shown to be related to...
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
EPA and DHA
Vitamin C
High intakes of vegetables and fruits

8. Which vitamin has the greatest risk of toxicity from large doses
Bariatrics
Soil selenium content
Acidic
Vitamin B6

9. The omega-3 fatty acid - alpha linolenicacid is converted in the body to...
EPA and DHA
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Control group
Do not show strong and consistent benefits

10. Capillaries
27 kcal
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Lowers blood glucose
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. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Weight with Height
GLUCOSINOLATE
5
Blood clotting

12. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Vitamins
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed

13. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
Age-related macular degeneration
Cholecalciferol
Weight with Height
Free radicals

14. Vitamin B2
Also called riboflavin
FALSE
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Free radicals

15. Vitamin E deficiency can cause...
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Amino acids
Soluble in water
Hemolytic anemia

16. The orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called:...
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Weight loss
Cancer
Carotenoids

17. A deficiency of vitamin A may lead to...
Glycemic response
Oral cavity
Night blindness
...

18. Triglycerides...
Homeostasis
Oral cavity
Free radicals
Are a dense energy source

19. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in therisk of death associated with
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Vitamin B6
Coronary heart disease
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols

20. large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decreasein the risk of death associated with...
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
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 germ and the bran
Coronary heart disease

21. Adipose tissue is what?
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Is a passive storage of tissue
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
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

22. Taking beta carotene or vitamin A in supplemental form is not recommended because...
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
EPA and DHA
Weight loss

23. Selenium content of grain products ishighly dependent on...
EPA and DHA
Phenols
Mutation
Soil selenium content

24. Which of the following statements is true...
Coronary heart disease
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.

25. A vitamin D deficiency can result in...
Demineralization of bone
Amino acids
Glucose
Leafy green vegetables

26. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Is caused by insulin resistance
Coronary heart disease
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
The germ and the bran

27. Positive energy balance...
Carotenoids
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
Is desirable during times of growth
P. 149

28. High dose beta carotene supplements
The germ and the bran
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Weight loss
FALSE

29. Damage caused by________is thought to be one of the leading causes of cellular aging andcancer.
Modulate cell signaling pathways
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
Free radicals

30. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Cholecalciferol
...
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Germ and bran

31. Lipid characteristics include all of thefollowing except...
Soluble in water
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

32. Another word for 'alteration' in gene structure is called...
P. 149
Glucose
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Mutation

33. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Lowers blood glucose
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Alpha tocopherol
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

34. Phytochemicals are
Glycemic response
Coronary heart disease
MADE BY PLANTS
Bariatrics

35. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables arethought to be related to their______ content.
Acidic
Glucose
Germ and bran
GLUCOSINOLATE

36. Iron is not stored by the body so iron toxicity is not an area of concern
Large doses are not harmful
Can be water or fat soluble
FALSE
Flax seed

37. Compared to the consumption of whole fruits and vegetables - large doses of individual nutrients or phytochemicals...
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
27 kcal
EPA and DHA
Do not show strong and consistent benefits

38. All is true of niacin - except...
Large doses are not harmful
Is involved in nerve function
Glucose
Amino acids

39. 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
Tea
Germ and bran
Modulate cell signaling pathways
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

40. In addition to age - sex - weight - and height - what other factor has a majoreffect on the energy requirement of an individual?
Asia Women
Physical activity
P. 149
EPA and DHA

41. Type 2 diabetes...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Tea
Is caused by insulin resistance

42. Cruciferous vegetables differ from other classes of vegetables because they are rich sources of sulfur containing compounds known as...
Glucosinolates
Tea
Also called riboflavin
Vitamin B12

43. Participants in an experiment or study that do not receive the treatment orintervention are said to be the...
Control group
Blood clotting
Tea
To record what he or she ate for one or more days

44. Which micronutrient enhances iron absorption?
Weight loss
Vitamin C
Coronary heart disease
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

45. The risk of cardiovascular disease...
P. 149
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Coronary heart disease
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins

46. 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
Soluble in water
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Flax seed

47. The class in nutrients can be subdivided into water soluble and Fat-soluble categories...
The bones where it helps provide structure.
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Because are needed in large qualities .
Vitamins

48. 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
Free radicals
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence

49. Fat free' means
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Vitamin C
Soluble in water

50. Pantothenic acid...
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Thyroid gland - high
Vitamins

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