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Nutrition Education

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1. Bariatric surgery refers to medical procedures that promote: a healthy digestive tract
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Weight loss
Tomatoes

2. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their_______________ content.
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Is desirable during times of growth
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Glucosinolate

3. Vitamins...
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Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Can be water or fat soluble
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day

4. Taking beta carotene or vitamin A in supplemental form is not recommended because...
Cancer
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
It aids in protein digestion

5. Which micronutrient enhances iron absorption?
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Vitamin C
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
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6. 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.
Tea
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Tomatoes

7. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
The germ and the bran
EPA and DHA
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins

8. A low pH (e.g. pH=3) - means the solution is...
Are micronutrients
Because are needed in large qualities .
Acidic
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

9. Adding nuts to the diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductions in...
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Hemolytic anemia
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

10. large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decreasein the risk of death associated with...
EPA and DHA
It aids in protein digestion
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Coronary heart disease

11. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in therisk of death associated with
Coronary heart disease
Bariatrics
Leafy green vegetables
Oral cavity

12. Essential fatty acid deficiencies cause all EXCEPT...
Amino acids
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Anemia

13. Cruciferous vegetables differ from other classes of vegetables because they are rich sources of sulfur containing compounds known as...
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Glucosinolates
MADE BY PLANTS

14. Substituting beans - peas and lentitis four foods that are high in saturated fats or refund carbohydrates has beenshown to lower the risk of...
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Oily Fish
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day

15. Capillaries
Coronary heart disease
Germ and bran
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
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

16. Triglycerides...
Mutation
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Are a dense energy source
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.

17. The form of Vitamin D made by the body when exposed tosunlight is...
Tomatoes
Can be water or fat soluble
Cholecalciferol
All of the above

18. Positive energy balance...
Is desirable during times of growth
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 animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease

19. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
Also called riboflavin
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Leafy green vegetables
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins

20. Trans fatty acids...
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation

21. In prospective cohort studies -consumption of at least _____weekly servings of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with significant reductions in cancer risk.
Weight with Height
Blood clotting
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There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases

22. The significant reductions in risk of coronary heart disease have been shown to be related to...
B 12
Glucosinolates
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Soluble in water

23. The orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called:...
Is involved in nerve function
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Carotenoids
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.

24. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their _______________ content.
Glucosinolate
Can be changed by dieting
The germ and the bran
Coronary heart disease

25. The omega-3 fatty acid - alpha linolenicacid is converted in the body to...
Phenols
5
EPA and DHA
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

26. What are the building blocks of protein?
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Amino acids
Phenols
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

27. The following compounds are classified as flavonoids
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
All of the above
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Germ and bran

28. Which group of people are at increasedrisk of vitamin D Deficiency?
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Fermentation
Lowers blood glucose
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes

29. The Major lipid class include all -EXCEPT...
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Phenols
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms

30. Carbohydrates...
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
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Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Tea

31. Basal Metabolic Rate is NOT effected by your gender
Can be changed by dieting
Lowers blood glucose
Night blindness
Glucose

32. Vitamin E deficiency can cause...
Glucosinolates
Hemolytic anemia
MADE BY PLANTS
Homeostasis

33. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Acidic
Vitamin B12
Bariatrics

34. Vitamin B2...
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Is involved in nerve function
Blood clotting

35. The most abundant organic substance in our body - than on a dry weight basisis
Proteins
Cholecalciferol
Tomatoes
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

36. Type 2 diabetes...
Coronary heart disease
Is caused by insulin resistance
Tomatoes
Weight with Height

37. Compared to the consumption of whole fruits and vegetables - large doses of individual nutrients or phytochemicals...
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Cancer
...
Blood clotting

38. The critical function of vitamin D is...
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
...

39. 3 g of fat contains...
All of the above
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Flax seed
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40. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Lowers blood glucose
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage

41. Adding nuts to a diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductionsin...
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Oily Fish
Cancer
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol

42. All is true of niacin - except...
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
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
Large doses are not harmful

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
Demineralization of bone
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Vitamins

44. Isothiocyanates - the hydrolysis products produced by chopping or chewing cruciferous vegetables - have been associated with reduced risk of...
Cancer
Age-related macular degeneration
Coronary heart disease
Night blindness

45. Another word for 'alteration' in gene structure is called...
Mutation
FALSE
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Tomatoes

46. 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
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Coronary heart disease
Glucosinolates
Modulate cell signaling pathways

47. A deficiency of vitamin A may lead to...
Night blindness
All of the above
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

48. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
EPA and DHA
Glycemic response
Asia Women
Age-related degeneration

49. Essential fatty acids cannot be synthesized by humans and must be consumed in the diet. The two essential fatty acids are...
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Glucosinolate
EPA and DHA

50. A critical function of Vitamin D is...
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Alpha tocopherol
Control group
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

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