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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. Which of the following are plant derived compounds that are very similar in structure and function to cholesterol...
All of the above would be phytosterols -plant sterols - plant stanols
Age-related macular degeneration
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Proteins

2. cardiovascular disease...
Alpha tocopherol
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
GLUCOSINOLATE
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

3. Which of the following statements is true...
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Amino acids
Acidic
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage

4. Most case control studies do NOT find that women with higher soy intakes are at lower risk of breast cancer except for...
TRUE
Vitamin B6
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
5

5. 3 g of fat contains...
Provide approximately 4 kcal/gram
Cholecalciferol
27 kcal
Flax seed

6. 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...
...
Can be water or fat soluble
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases

7. Which group of people are at increasedrisk of vitamin D Deficiency?
P. 149
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Is involved in nerve function

8. Which food group scores the highest on the Aggregate NutrientDensity Index (ANDI)
Glucosinolates
Leafy green vegetables
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Anemia

9. The most biologically active form of vitamin E is
Weight with Height
Alpha tocopherol
Oxygen transport - oxygen reservoir - ATP production - enzyme cofactor is ANSWER: all of the above
It aids in protein digestion

10. Which long term complications are associated with diabetes?
P. 149
Phenols
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
The germ and the bran

11. A vitamin D deficiency can result in...
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 caused by insulin resistance
Demineralization of bone
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate

12. During the refining of grain products - which nutrient rich components arelost?
The germ and the bran
Cancer
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases

13. Which vitamin can only be made by microorganisms - such as bacteria?
Soil selenium content
Lowers blood glucose
B 12
Anemia

14. Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Bariatrics
Coronary heart disease
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
Is based on the ratio of weight to height

15. Phytochemicals are
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Free radicals
People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
MADE BY PLANTS

16. Calcitonin is released by the ___________during periods of ___________ blood calcium concentration
Thyroid gland - high
Is based on the ratio of weight to height
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Leafy green vegetables

17. Adipose tissue is what?
Age-related degeneration
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.
Is a passive storage of tissue
5

18. A large number of research studies have shown that regular nut consumption is associated with a substantial decrease in the risk of death associated with...
All of the above
Cancer
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Coronary heart disease

19. Triglycerides...
MADE BY PLANTS
Are a dense energy source
Thyroid gland - high
FALSE

20. Cruciferous vegetables differ from other classes of vegetables because they are rich sources of sulfur containing compounds known as...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Glucosinolates
There is still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for prevention of these diseases
Hemolytic anemia

21. Insulin...
Lowers blood glucose
Vitamins
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
GLUCOSINOLATE

22. High dose beta carotene supplements
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
The bones where it helps provide structure.
Are a dense energy source
Is a passive storage of tissue

23. A deficiency of vitamin A may lead to...
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol levels
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol
Night blindness
EPA and DHA

24. The class in nutrients can be subdivided into water soluble and Fat-soluble categories...
Less than 0.5 g fat per labeled serving
Because are needed in large qualities .
Vitamins
Asia Women

25. High preformed vitamin A intake may reduce risk of bone fractures in older people.
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
All of the above
FALSE
Vitamins

26. 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.
...
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Mutation

27. DASH stands for...
Dietary Approcah to stop hypertension
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Is involved in nerve function
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes

28. The Major lipid class include all -EXCEPT...
Phenols
Generally - do not have toxic effects when consumed in large amounts
High intakes of vegetables and fruits
Acidic

29. The impact of different foods on the magnitude and duration of the rise in blood glucose after a meal is called...
Glycemic response
The animal polysaccharide for sugar storage
The safety of soy isoflavones forbreast cancer survivors is unclear and a matter of considerable debate.
Homeostasis

30. The form of Vitamin D made by the body when exposed tosunlight is...
Glucosinolates
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
Carotenoids
Cholecalciferol

31. Isothiocyanates - the hydrolysis products produced by chopping or chewing cruciferous vegetables - have been associated with reduced risk of...
Homeostasis
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Cancer
Carotenoids

32. Essential fatty acid deficiencies cause all EXCEPT...
Coronary heart disease
Anemia
Are a dense energy source
Leafy green vegetables

33. Selenium content of grain products ishighly dependent on...
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Risk of developing long-term complications such as heart disease - blindness - and impaired kidney function
There's still not enough evidence to recommend coffee consumption for preventing of these diseases
Soil selenium content

34. Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)
Includes the thermic effect of food - basal metabolism - physical activity - adaptive thermogenesis and nonexercise activity thermogenesis
Flax seed
Asia Women
Age-related macular degeneration

35. Basal Metabolic Rate is NOT effected by your gender
Tomatoes
Are a dense energy source
Can be changed by dieting
Large doses are not harmful

36. Pantothenic acid...
Alpha tocopherol
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Consuming them elicits a large and/or prolonged duration rise in blood glucose
Can be water or fat soluble

37. Osteopenia is...
Asia Women
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
12 weeks
A disease care as a moderate bone demineralization

38. Water soluble vitamins...
EPA and DHA
Are best retained in food that is lightly cooked or steamed
Coronary heart disease
Demineralization of bone

39. Which micronutrient enhances iron absorption?
Vitamin C
Homeostasis
To record what he or she ate for one or more days
Soil selenium content

40. Vitamin B2...
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Is involved in nerve function
Deficiency is rare - since it is found in most foods
Because are needed in large qualities .

41. Positive energy balance...
Fermentation
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
P. 149
Is desirable during times of growth

42. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Also called riboflavin
Improved glucose tolerance and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes
Protection of cell membranes from free radical damage
Alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid

43. Which of the following describes a major function of vitamin E?
Vitamin B6
...
Carotenoids
Homeostasis

44. The following components are classified as flavonoids...
Asia Women
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Anthocyanins -Isoflavones -Flavonols
Also called riboflavin

45. Which B vitamin is obtained by both diet and intestinal bacteria?
Vitamin B12
12 weeks
Soluble in water
Asia Women

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
Modulate cell signaling pathways
Germ and bran
Carotenoids
Refers to the disease of the heart and/or blood vessels.

47. High dose beta carotene supplements
Have been found to increase the rate of lung cancer in several large studies
It aids in protein digestion
Glucosinolate
Serum total cholesterol in LDL cholesterol

48. Compared to the consumption of whole fruits and vegetables - large doses of individual nutrients or phytochemicals...
Gastric bypass has a lower mortality rate
Increase the risk of miscarriage with maternal consumption of less than 3 cups per day
Women who had higher soy intakes during adolescence
Do not show strong and consistent benefits

49. Lipid characteristics include all of thefollowing except...
Is involved in nerve function
5
Soluble in water
Thyroid gland - high

50. During the refining of grain products -which nutrient rich components are lost?
In large scale studies - these supplements have been shown to increase the incidence of lung and prostate cancer.
Germ and bran
Dark skinned people - People who wear sun blocking all times - People living in northern latitudes
Do not show strong and consistent benefits