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Nutrition Education

Subjects : literacy, health-and-nutrition

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A deficiency of vitamin A may lead to...
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Night blindness
EPA and DHA

2. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in therisk of death associated with
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Coronary heart disease
It aids in protein digestion
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

3. A vitamin D deficiency can result in...
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Age-related macular degeneration
Demineralization of bone
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above

4. The most abundant organic substance in our body - than on a dry weight basisis
It aids in protein digestion
Asia Women
Flax seed
Proteins

5. 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
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Weight loss
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Vitamins

6. During the refining of grain products -which nutrient rich components are lost?
Fermentation
Germ and bran
12 weeks
Is involved in nerve function

7. Fat-soluble vitamins...
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
Are micronutrients
27 kcal
TRUE

8. Which vitamin has the greatest risk of toxicity from large doses
Vitamin B6
Oily Fish
FALSE
Age-related macular degeneration

9. Adding nuts to a diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductionsin...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Weight with Height
EPA and DHA
Cholecalciferol

10. Water soluble vitamins...
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Night blindness

11. 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
Phenols
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Is a passive storage of tissue

12. Damage caused by________is thought to be one of the leading causes of cellular aging andcancer.
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Is involved in nerve function
Free radicals

13. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Oily Fish
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
...
27 kcal

14. Isothiocyanates - the hydrolysis products produced by chopping or chewing cruciferous vegetables - have been associated with reduced risk of...
Acidic
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Cancer
Soil selenium content

15. 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
Hemolytic anemia
Glucose
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Asia Women

16. The class in nutrients can be subdivided into water soluble and Fat-soluble categories...
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Vitamins
Oily Fish
P. 149

17. In addition to age - sex - weight - and height - what other factor has a majoreffect on the energy requirement of an individual?
Physical activity
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Glucosinolates
Demineralization of bone

18. A low pH (e.g. pH=3) - means the solution is...
The germ and the bran
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Coronary heart disease
Acidic

19. Which long term complications areassociated with diabetes
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
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
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Weight loss

20. Carbohydrates...
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Soluble in water
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Germ and bran

21. Glycogen is...
Are micronutrients
5
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Amino acids

22. 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.
FALSE
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Alpha tocopherol

23. Cruciferous vegetables differ from other classes of vegetables because they are rich sources of sulfur containing compounds known as...
Coronary heart disease
Glucosinolates
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Phenols

24. Vitamin B2...
Is involved in nerve function
...
Is a passive storage of tissue
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

25. Which foods are good sources of dietary flavonoids?
Coronary heart disease
MADE BY PLANTS
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Tea

26. A number of studies have indicated thatcoffee consumption may
TRUE
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Tomatoes

27. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their _______________ content.
Soil selenium content
Cancer
Glucosinolate
Asia Women

28. Which long term complications are associated with diabetes?
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Is caused by insulin resistance
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms

29. In prospective cohort studies -consumption of at least _____weekly servings of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with significant reductions in cancer risk.
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Proteins
5
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts

30. Phytochemicals are
Bariatrics
MADE BY PLANTS
All of the above
Vitamin B12

31. Supplementation with EPA and DHA to relieve joint tenderness in inflammatory diseases generally takes at least ___________ before benefits are observed.
All of the above
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
12 weeks
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving

32. What are the building blocks of protein?
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Amino acids
To record what he or she ate for one or more days

33. The most biologically active form of vitamin E is
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Vitamin B12
Glucose
Alpha tocopherol

34. Adipose tissue is what?
Because are needed in large qualities .
All of the above
Is a passive storage of tissue
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram

35. Osteopenia is...
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Alpha tocopherol
Glucosinolate
Are micronutrients

36. High dose beta carotene supplements
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Coronary heart disease
Phenols
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

37. Fat free' means
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Glucosinolate
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Mutation

38. Selenium content of grain products ishighly dependent on...
Soil selenium content
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Demineralization of bone
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases

39. cardiovascular disease...
Tomatoes
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Asia Women
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

40. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
Flax seed
Vitamin B6
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Bariatrics

41. Saturated -unsaturated -monounsated and polyunsaturated fatty acids differ in...
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Germ and bran
Demineralization of bone
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation

42. Which of the following organs is NOT part of the digestive tract...
Oral cavity
Fermentation
Anemia
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

43. Bariatric surgery refers to medical procedures that promote: a healthy digestive tract
Weight loss
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
27 kcal

44. Vitamin E deficiency can cause...
Are a dense energy source
Hemolytic anemia
FALSE
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

45. Trans fatty acids...
Blood clotting
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Can be water or fat soluble
Germ and bran

46. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Glucosinolates
Is a passive storage of tissue
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Germ and bran

47. The orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called:...
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Carotenoids
B 12

48. Consumption of Indole-3-Carbinol - a potential cancer preventive compound can be increased by including which of the following foods in the diet
P. 149
Cancer
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
...

49. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Asia Women
Is a passive storage of tissue
Can be water or fat soluble
Demineralization of bone

50. The main food source of EPA and DHA is...
Soil selenium content
Homeostasis
All of the above
Oily Fish