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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. Essential fatty acid deficiencies cause all EXCEPT...
Anemia
Tomatoes
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
5

2. Bariatric surgery refers to medical procedures that promote: a healthy digestive tract
Tomatoes
Are a dense energy source
Weight loss
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram

3. Essential fatty acids cannot be synthesized by humans and must be consumed in the diet. The two essential fatty acids are...
Thyroid gland - high
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid
Homeostasis

4. Teas may be grouped into three groups (white and green teas - oolong teas and black tea) based on...
Fermentation
27 kcal
EPA and DHA
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose

5. The significant reductions in risk of coronary heart disease have been shown to be related to...
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Is desirable during times of growth
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

6. High intakes of the carotenoids - lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with asignificantly lower risk of developing...
Age-related degeneration
MADE BY PLANTS
Soil selenium content
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols

7. Basal Metabolic Rate is NOT effected by your gender
Can be changed by dieting
Physical activity
Coronary heart disease
Are a dense energy source

8. Which foods are the richest source of plant lignans?
Flax seed
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Weight loss

9. The majority of magnesium in the body is associated with
TRUE
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
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

10. Water soluble vitamins...
Asia Women
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Tomatoes
Homeostasis

11. retrospective method of dietary assessment requires a person
Weight loss
Night blindness
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
To record what he or she ate for one or more days

12. Type 2 diabetes...
P. 149
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Do not show strong and consistent benefits
Is caused by insulin resistance

13. Taking beta carotene or vitamin A in supplemental form is not recommended because...
Flax seed
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
The germ and the bran

14. Vitamin B2
Carotenoids
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
Also called riboflavin
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies

15. Leafy green vegetables are good sources of carotenoids
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Vitamin B12
...
TRUE

16. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables arethought to be related to their______ content.
GLUCOSINOLATE
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins

17. Adipose tissue is what?
Hemolytic anemia
Is a passive storage of tissue
Mutation
GLUCOSINOLATE

18. Phytochemicals are
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Oily Fish
Modulate cell signaling pathways
MADE BY PLANTS

19. A deficiency of vitamin A may lead to...
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Night blindness
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
5

20. Osteopenia is...
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Increases with high levels of low-density lipoproteins
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram

21. The following components are classified as flavonoids...
It aids in protein digestion
Is desirable during times of growth
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols

22. A critical function of Vitamin D is...
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Hemolytic anemia
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood

23. In addition to age - sex - weight - and height - what other factor has a majoreffect on the energy requirement of an individual?
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Physical activity
Glycemic response

24. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
...
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Cancer

25. Participants in an experiment or study that do not receive the treatment orintervention are said to be the...
Control group
Soluble in water
Vitamins
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

26. The branch of medicine concerned with treating obesity and obesity relatedconditions is called...
The germ and the bran
Cholecalciferol
Bariatrics
FALSE

27. The most biologically active form of vitamin E is
Demineralization of bone
Mutation
...
Alpha tocopherol

28. Lipid characteristics include all of thefollowing except...
Soluble in water
Vitamins
...
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis

29. The following compounds are classified as flavonoids
All of the above
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Regulation of calcium concentrations in the blood
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed

30. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
The germ and the bran
Cancer
Coronary heart disease
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

31. In prospective cohort studies -consumption of at least _____weekly servings of cruciferous vegetables has been associated with significant reductions in cancer risk.
Control group
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
5
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation

32. Which vitamin can only be made by microorganisms - such as bacteria?
Hemolytic anemia
Soluble in water
Control group
B 12

33. The omega-3 fatty acid - alpha linolenicacid is converted in the body to...
Is a passive storage of tissue
5
EPA and DHA
The bones where it helps provide structure.

34. Cruciferous vegetables differ from other classes of vegetables because they are rich sources of sulfur containing compounds known as...
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
Amino acids
Glucosinolates
Fermentation

35. The form of Vitamin D made by the body when exposed tosunlight is...
Are a dense energy source
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Cholecalciferol

36. The main food source of EPA and DHA is...
B 12
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
Oily Fish

37. 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
Cancer
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above

38. Calcitonin is released by the ___________during periods of ___________ blood calcium concentration
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Vitamin B12
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Thyroid gland - high

39. Foods with glycemic indices greater than 70 are considered high-glycemicfoods because...
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
...
It aids in protein digestion
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose

40. The health benefits specifically associated with cruciferous vegetables are thought to be related to their _______________ content.
Is a passive storage of tissue
Glucosinolate
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Carotenoids

41. Supplementation with EPA and DHA to relieve joint tenderness in inflammatory diseases generally takes at least ___________ before benefits are observed.
12 weeks
GLUCOSINOLATE
Carotenoids
Can be changed by dieting

42. Triglycerides...
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Or produced commercially through partial hydrogenation
Are a dense energy source
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases

43. Fiber rich diets ...
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
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
High intakes of vegetables and fruits

44. Selenium content of grain products ishighly dependent on...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Soil selenium content
Glucosinolate
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

45. Adding nuts to the diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductions in...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
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
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function

46. Adding nuts to a diet that is low in saturated fat results in significant reductionsin...
FALSE
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol

47. All is true of niacin - except...
Is a passive storage of tissue
Alpha tocopherol
Large doses are not harmful
Asia Women

48. Which of the following are plant derived compounds that are very similar in structure and function to cholesterol...
Control group
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Because are needed in large qualities .
Mutation

49. The energy in which of the following substances is used DIRECTLY by all cells to power all the processes needed by the body
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
FALSE

50. The most abundant organic substance in our body - than on a dry weight basisis
The chemical bond between the carbon atoms
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Proteins
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels