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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. Fat-soluble vitamins...
Glucosinolates
Are micronutrients
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Vitamins

2. large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decreasein the risk of death associated with...
Age-related macular degeneration
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Coronary heart disease
Are a dense energy source

3. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their_______________ content.
Control group
Because are needed in large qualities .
Glucosinolate
Demineralization of bone

4. Another word for 'alteration' in gene structure is called...
Is caused by insulin resistance
Also called riboflavin
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Mutation

5. The significant reductions in risk of coronary heart disease have been shown to be related to...
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Is caused by insulin resistance
Blood clotting
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

6. Which group of people are at increasedrisk of vitamin D Deficiency?
Leafy green vegetables
Because are needed in large qualities .
The germ and the bran
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes

7. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Leafy green vegetables
Bariatrics
Vitamin B12

8. The most biologically active form of vitamin E is
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Amino acids
Coronary heart disease
Alpha tocopherol

9. Carbohydrates...
Blood clotting
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram

10. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
Carotenoids
EPA and DHA
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Age-related macular degeneration

11. Adding nuts to the diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductions in...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
GLUCOSINOLATE
Soil selenium content

12. The class in nutrients can be subdivided into water soluble and Fat-soluble categories...
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Vitamins
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Weight with Height

13. Water soluble vitamins...
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Cancer
Is involved in nerve function

14. A critical function of Vitamin D is...
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Demineralization of bone
Blood clotting
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

15. 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.
Are a dense energy source
Because are needed in large qualities .
Anemia
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate

16. During the refining of grain products - which nutrient rich components arelost?
Tea
The germ and the bran
27 kcal
P. 149

17. Which of the following statements is true...
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Acidic
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Are a dense energy source

18. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Night blindness
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases

19. Which of the following are plant derived compounds that are very similar in structure and function to cholesterol...
Proteins
Thyroid gland - high
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols

20. Leafy green vegetables are good sources of carotenoids
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
TRUE
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

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

22. Type 2 diabetes...
Modulate cell signaling pathways
All of the above
Is caused by insulin resistance
MADE BY PLANTS

23. Phytochemicals are
Proteins
MADE BY PLANTS
FALSE
Large doses are not harmful

24. Isothiocyanates - the hydrolysis products produced by chopping or chewing cruciferous vegetables - have been associated with reduced risk of...
EPA and DHA
Thyroid gland - high
Cancer
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day

25. Consumption of Indole-3-Carbinol - a potential cancer preventive compound can be increased by including which of the following foods in the diet
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
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
P. 149

26. Fiber rich diets ...
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
GLUCOSINOLATE
5
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

27. 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
Physical activity
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
Glucose
Phenols

28. The orange and red pigments synthesized by plants are called:...
Type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Vitamins
Carotenoids
Oily Fish

29. High dose beta carotene supplements
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Fermentation

30. In prospective cohort studies -consumption of at least _____weekly servings of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with significant reductions in cancer risk.
5
Are micronutrients
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Fermentation

31. A low pH (e.g. pH=3) - means the solution is...
Cancer
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Acidic
Oral cavity

32. Carbohydrates - Protein and lipids are called macronutrients because...
Because are needed in large qualities .
B 12
Coronary heart disease
Oral cavity

33. Adding nuts to a diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductionsin...
12 weeks
Carotenoids
Bariatrics
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol

34. Water soluble vitamins...
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
It aids in protein digestion
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

35. DASH stands for...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
27 kcal
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram

36. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
Anemia
GLUCOSINOLATE
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence

37. The form of Vitamin D made by the body when exposed tosunlight is...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Cholecalciferol
EPA and DHA
To record what he or she ate for one or more days

38. Calcitonin is released by the ___________during periods of ___________ blood calcium concentration
Thyroid gland - high
Amino acids
GLUCOSINOLATE
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases

39. Vitamins...
Anemia
Fermentation
Can be water or fat soluble
Proteins

40. Which long term complications areassociated with diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Oily Fish

41. The omega 3 fatty acid - alpha acid is converted in the body to...
EPA and DHA
5
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Asia Women

42. Essential fatty acids
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
Soluble in water
EPA and DHA
P. 149

43. 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...
Leafy green vegetables
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Are a dense energy source
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases

44. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Carotenoids
Bariatrics
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

45. Which of the following organs is NOT part of the digestive tract...
Cancer
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Glucosinolate
Oral cavity

46. Vitamin B2
Also called riboflavin
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Can be changed by dieting
Tea

47. Triglycerides...
Bariatrics
Mutation
Are a dense energy source
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins

48. During the refining of grain products -which nutrient rich components are lost?
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Is a passive storage of tissue
Germ and bran

49. Taking beta carotene or vitamin A in supplemental form is not recommended because...
Vitamin B12
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
27 kcal
P. 149

50. What are the building blocks of protein?
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Amino acids